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Title At the Helm of the Soviet State
Production Date 1967; 1970
Country of Production USSR
Duration 00:32:06
Production Company Leningrad Popular Science Film Studios
Film Subject Era 1917-1924
Genre Documentary
Summary Using archive material including stills and footage, this documentary examines the difficulties faced by Lenin during the first years following the revolution.
Original Title Во главе государства Советов
Subjects Russian Revolution (1917); Newspapers; Bolsheviks; Imperialism; Workers; Peasants; Counter-revolutions; Russian Civil War (1917-1922); Soldiers; Government; Socialism; Industry; Economy; Land reform; Elections; Mensheviks; Foreign policy; Peace; German army; First World War (1914-1918); Red Army; Communist Party (USSR); Marxism; Work and employment; Construction; Famine; Food; Agriculture and farming; Dictatorships; Assassinations; Wars; White Guards; Parades and marches; Political parties and movements
Director Levitsky, N.
Contributors
Script:
Levitsky, N.

Photography:
Sergeyev, N., Shlugleyt, Y.

People Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870-1924); Sverdlov, Yakov (1885-1919); Kamenev, Lev (1883-1936); Zinoviev, Grigory (1883-1936); Rykov, Alexei (1881-1938); Krupskaya, Nadezhda (1869-1939); Stalin, Josef (1878-1953); Ulyanova, Maria (1835-1916); Mirbach, Wilhelm von (1871-1918)
Places Leningrad (St Petersburg, Petrograd); Moscow; Russia; USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); Ukraine; Kiev; Latvia; Estonia; Belarus
Fiction/Non Fiction Non Fiction
Sound Sound
Colour Format Black and White
Language English (Narrator)
Module Wars & Revolutions
BFI Identifier N-507164
Copyright The British Film Institute