Name: Mikhail Kalatazov. Valerii Chkalov (1941) @seventeenmomentsinsoviethi4921
Uploaded: 2014-04-04T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Chkalov was the classic hero of the Stalin era, whose unbridled will is harness by the efforts of an older mentor, in this case his commanding officer. Secretly proud that his disciple dares to fly under the Leningrad bridge, he nevertheless demands that he submit himself to discipline.

Rebellion in Yaroslavl (1918) @seventeenmomentsinsoviethi4921

Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

The ruined city of Yaroslavl after suppression of the Left SR rebellion. Spasskii Monastery: the church, bell steeple and other buildings, destroyed by artillery fire. City buildings destroyed by artillery. Residents amongst the ruins.

First Anniversary of Menshevik Georgia (1919)

Mikhail Kalatazov. Valerii Chkalov (1941)