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The Defense of Volotchayevsk

The Defense of Volotchayevsk

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Overview

Japanese forces land in the port of Vladivostok during Russian civil war, supporting anti-communist forces, while local population joins Far Eastern Republic and partisans in the struggle against the intervention and White army.

Directed by Sergey Vasilev
Written by Georgi Vasilyev, Sergey Vasilev, Andrei Apsolon
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Top Cast

Varvara Myasnikova

Varvara Myasnikova

Маша

Nikolai Dorokhin

Nikolai Dorokhin

Андрей

Lev Sverdlin

Lev Sverdlin

полковник Усижима

Boris Chirkov

Boris Chirkov

хитрый старик

Yuri Lavrov

Yuri Lavrov

Lieutenant Grishin

Boris Blinov

Boris Blinov

Bublik

Vladimir Lukin

Vladimir Lukin

Egor

Pavel Volkov

Pavel Volkov

Valeri Solovtsov

Valeri Solovtsov

Andrei Apsolon

Andrei Apsolon

About The Defense of Volotchayevsk

The Defense of Volotchayevsk is a war film released in 1938. Directed by Sergey Vasilev, it stars Varvara Myasnikova, Nikolai Dorokhin, Lev Sverdlin. Japanese forces land in the port of Vladivostok during Russian civil war, supporting anti-communist forces, while local population joins Far Eastern Republic and partisans in the struggle against the intervention and White army.

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