Top Cast
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Aleksei Buldakov
Paromov
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Sergey Kupriyanov
Andrey Iveren
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Aleksandr Smirnov
Private Khaustov
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Vasiliy Domrachyov
Private Nishchenkin
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Aleksey Poluyan
Mazur
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Taras Denysenko
Korchenyuk
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Andrei Zertsalov
Conductor
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Dmitriy Iosifov
Zhokhin
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Rinat Ibragimov
Rinat Ibragimov
Overview
Young soldiers in the Soviet Internal Troops are subjected to systematic abuse during their dedovshchina (hazing). The plot unfolds primarily aboard a prisoner transport rail car guarded by a unit of paramilitary conscripts.
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Cadence
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A Driver for Vera
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The Conquest of Siberia
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