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.

The Living Maiakovskii (1972) @seventeenmomentsinsoviethi4921

Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

Clip from «The Lady and the Hooligan» (1918), a scenario by Vladimir Maiakovskii. Maiakovskii played the role of the hooligan. This was one of the first feature films of the post-revolutionary era.

Verdict of the Court and Verdict of the People (1938)

First Anniversary of Menshevik Georgia (1919)

Mikhail Kalatazov. Valerii Chkalov (1941)