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Russia's Heart

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

Cast

Vladimir Tatosov

Vladimir Tatosov

as Sverdlov

Aleksandr Gai

Aleksandr Gai

as Dzerzhinsky

Oleg Tabakov

Oleg Tabakov

as Usiyevich

Viktor Avdyushko

Viktor Avdyushko

as

Aleksey Eybozhenko

Aleksey Eybozhenko

as

Igor Kashintsev

Igor Kashintsev

as

Afanasi Kochetkov

Afanasi Kochetkov

as

Viktor Korshunov

Viktor Korshunov

as

Leonid Khmara

Leonid Khmara

as Narrator (voice)

Sergey Borisov

Sergey Borisov

as Bolshevik

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