Documentary ·History · Russia · 1921 · 1h 34m

The History of the Civil War

История гражданской войны

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Director
Dziga Vertov
Cast
Leon Trotsky as Self - Soviet Politician Nicolai Kazadanov as Self - Soviet Officer Konstantin Mekhonoshin as Self - Soviet Officer Innocenti Kozhevnikov as Self - Soviet Officer Fyodor Raskolnikov as Self - Soviet Officer Filipp Mironov as Self - Soviet Officer
Crew
Nikolai Izvolov — Producer
Tagline

The lost film of the legendary film director

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The History of the Civil War — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
civil warpropagandasoviet unionanti-communismrussian politicssilent filmrussian historycommunismcommunist propagandarussian civil war (1918-21)political repressionbolshevism
Key Collaborators
Dziga Vertov Director Nikolai Izvolov Producer
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