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The History of the Civil War

"The lost film of the legendary film director"

The epic story of the Russian Civil War (1918-21): the White Terror, the counterrevolutionary uprisings, the guerrilla war, the Kolchak front, the Wrangel front and the Kronstadt rebellion. Chaos and violence, devastation and death.

Top Cast

  • Leon Trotsky

    Leon Trotsky

    Self - Soviet Politician

  • Nicolai Kazadanov

    Nicolai Kazadanov

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Konstantin Mekhonoshin

    Konstantin Mekhonoshin

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Innocenti Kozhevnikov

    Innocenti Kozhevnikov

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Fyodor Raskolnikov

    Fyodor Raskolnikov

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Filipp Mironov

    Filipp Mironov

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Ian Poluian

    Ian Poluian

    Self - Soviet Politician

  • Konstantin Bulatkin

    Konstantin Bulatkin

    Self - Soviet Officer

  • Ivar Smilga

    Ivar Smilga

    Self - Soviet Officer

Overview

The epic story of the Russian Civil War (1918-21): the White Terror, the counterrevolutionary uprisings, the guerrilla war, the Kolchak front, the Wrangel front and the Kronstadt rebellion. Chaos and violence, devastation and death.

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4.3 / 10
6 Reviews
1 Popular

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