Vladimir Romashkov

Peter the First, Part I

This, the first Soviet depiction of Peter the Great, set the stage for what would become the post-Revolutionary line concerning the early Romanovs. Rulers like Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great were widely admired for their dedication to Russia and their absolute determination to enhance her position in the world. But praise for the hated later Romanovs conflicted too heavily with the very beliefs that had brought about the Revolution in 1917.

House of the Dead

Soviet film based on Dostoevsky's autobiographical novel of his prison experiences in Tsarist days.

The Palace and the Fortress

An adaptation of Olga Frosh's novel about the life of Mihail Beideman.