
29 Nov 1971

Nicholas and Alexandra
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.

Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.

Ajdar

Andrei
Tarigulu

Tomar bey


Rizvan
Ulyantsev
Tatyana

Ilyashevich

Sukhorukov

Arsen

Khoshev
Talib

Gasim

Huseyn
Amir Tomar
Dervish




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