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.

Soviet Soldier (1991) @seventeenmomentsinsoviethi4921

Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 24 minutes ago

Sovetskii voin, no.2. Russian soldiers discuss the army policy that sends non-local soldiers to other Soviet republics to ensure their willingness to suppress local uprisings.

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Mikhail Kalatazov. Valerii Chkalov (1941)