Summary Sofiya Perovskaya is a revolutionary hero in Russia. Here she is given a full appreciation, acknowledging her aristocratic roots, while admiring her sympathies for the Russian people (narodniki) and the seriousness of her purpose. With her lover and husband, Andrei Zhelyabov, she plots the murder of Czar Alexander II, carrying it to a final, fatal conclusion. [Note that the involvement of Lenin's brother with Perovskaya's revolutionary group, Narodnaya Volya (People's WIll), came at a later date, and had nothing to do with Perovskaya or the plot to kill Alexander II.] View more details
Directed : Lev Arnshtam
Written : Yevgeny Gabrilovich Lev Arnshtam
Stars : Boris Khmelnitskiy Georgiy Taratorkin Viktor Tarasov Aleksandra Nazarova
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Mar 15, 1968
Countries of origin : Soviet Union
Language : Russian
Production companies : Mosfilm
Summary Sofiya Perovskaya is a revolutionary hero in Russia. Here she is given a full appreciation, acknowledging her aristocratic roots, while admiring her sympathies for the Russian people (narodniki) and the seriousness of her purpose. With her lover and husband, Andrei Zhelyabov, she plots the murder of Czar Alexander II, carrying it to a final, fatal conclusion. [Note that the involvement of Lenin's brother with Perovskaya's revolutionary group, Narodnaya Volya (People's WIll), came at a later date, and had nothing to do with Perovskaya or the plot to kill Alexander II.] View more details
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Mar 15, 1968
Countries of origin : Soviet Union
Language : Russian
Production companies : Mosfilm
