Filmed in the context of the fortieth anniversary of the creation of the Komsomols, the League of Young Communists, tells the story of three youth delegates from the League in 1918, who must make the dangerous journey to Moscow during the civil war to participate in League’s congress.
Cinematography
Sweeping steppe landscapes that make propaganda look almost poetic.
Direction
Alov and Naumov balance Komsomol worship with genuine human moments.
Director
Aleksandr Alov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Khrushchev's Thaw, when Soviet filmmakers could finally show Civil War chaos without mandatory Stalinist heroics.
The 40th anniversary timing meant this 'youth' film was aimed at aging Komsomol veterans nostalgic for their revolutionary purity.
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