Russia's Heart

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Russia's Heart

1971

1h 41m

7.0(1 votes)

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Reminiscing the 1917 Russian October Revolution, a time when the films' director was 14 years old.

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11 members

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Владимир Татосов

Sverdlov

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Александр Гай

Dzerzhinsky

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Олег Табаков

Usiyevich

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Виктор Авдюшко

Unknown Role

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Алексей Эйбоженко

Unknown Role

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Игорь Кашинцев

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Афанасий Кочетков

Unknown Role

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Виктор Коршунов

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Леонид Хмара

Narrator (voice)

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Сергей Борисов

Bolshevik

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Геннадий Морозов

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