
Arsenal(1929)
A soldier returns to Kyiv after surviving a train crash and encounters clashes between nationalists and collectivists. The story of the suppression of the Bolshevik uprising at the Arsenal factory in Kyiv by the Central Council troops.


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During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.

Vladimir Ivashov
Alyosha Skvortsov

Zhanna Prokhorenko
Shura

Antonina Maksimova
Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

Nikolay Kryuchkov
The General

Evgeniy Urbanskiy
Vasya, the Invalid

Elza Lezhdey
Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

Yevgeni Teterin
The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Valentina Markova
Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Mariya Kremneva
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife
Ballad of a Soldier is a drama, romance, war film released in 1959 exploring themes of world war ii, russian soldier, soldier, soldier on leave, return home, reflective. Directed by Grigoriy Chukhray, it stars Vladimir Ivashov, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Antonina Maksimova. During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.
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