That Was in Kokand

About the formation of Soviet power in Uzbekistan, the fight against the “Kokand Autonomy” and the Basmachi.

Cast

Vyacheslav Shalevich

as Аввакумов

Otabek Ganiyev

as Юсуп

Aleksandr Denisov

as Александр Лихолетов

Khamza Umarov

as Джаббар Махмуд

Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy

as поручик Зайченко

Zakir Mukhamedzhanov

as Ахмедов

Igor Dmitriev

as полковник Чернышев

Murad Radzhabov

as Иргаш (Эргаш)

Melis Abzalov

as Ишан Зайнулла

Georgy Shevtcov

as Дональд, английский эмиссар

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