Feb 01, 1967
10 min
Full-HD

Beginning (1967)

Philosophical essay about the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia, its influence on the destiny of the world in the 20th century.

Category

War Documentary History

Country

Soviet Union

Companies

Yerevan Documentary Film Studio VGIK

Felix Dzerzhinsky

Vladimir Lenin

Joseph Stalin

Kliment Voroshilov

Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze

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