15 Jun 2017
The Russian Revolution
Starting in 1881 this film shows the personal battle between Lenin's Ulyanov family and the royal Romanovs that eventually led to the Russian revolution.
In the Fire
Historical film about the dramatic event in the southern regions of Azerbaijan during the 1917 Soviet Revolution.
Top Billed Cast
Yashar Nuri Ajdar
Виктор Косых Andrei
Hadji Khalilov Tarigulu
Samandar Rzayev Tomar bey
Иван Косых 
Hamlet Khanizadeh Rizvan
Борис Руднев Ulyantsev
Alla Panova Tatyana
Анатолий Фалькович Ilyashevich
Юрий Сорокин Sukhorukov
Николай Бармин Arsen
Muxtar Maniyev Khoshev
Kazim Najafov Talib
Dadash Kazimov Gasim
Mubariz Alikhanoghlu Huseyn
Yalchin Rzazadeh Amir Tomar
Mammad Sadigov Dervish
Fikrət Məmmədov 
Xanlar Muradov 
Nadir Əzməmmədov
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