:02:02
A severe fuel shortage
paralyzed transport.
:02:05
All attempts to solve
the food crisis
:02:08
came to nothing.
:02:10
The black market flourished.
Speculation, corruption,
:02:14
wasting of public funds
were rampant.
:02:18
The foreign debt climbed
to 51 billion gold rubles.
:02:24
Russia owed money
to France, England,
:02:26
the United States, Belgium,
and many other countries.
:02:29
Russia's economic independence
was at stake
:02:31
and her political independence
seriously compromised.
:02:38
The situation was critical.
:02:41
Russia was about to experience
an upheaval that would affect
:02:45
not only her history,
but that of the entire world.
:03:14
Written by Semyon LUNGIN
and Ilya NUSINOV
:03:19
Directed by Elem KLIMOV
:03:23
Director of Photography
Leonid KALASHNIKOV
:03:27
Production Designers: Shavkat
ABDUSALIMOV, Sergey VORONKOV
:03:38
Music by Alfred SCHNITTKE
Sound by Boris VENGEROVSKY
:03:41
Conductor Eri KLAS
:03:50
Starring
:03:52
Alexei PETRENKO
:03:54
Anatoly ROMASHIN
:03:57
Velta LINE
Alissa FREINDLIKH