{"id":73862,"date":"2021-07-11T23:35:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T06:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73862"},"modified":"2021-07-11T23:37:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T06:37:00","slug":"end-of-st-petersburg-the-1927","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=73862","title":{"rendered":"End of St. Petersburg, The (1927)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s all the bald one&#8217;s fault, your honor.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-73863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-760x1024.png 760w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-95x128.png 95w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-768x1035.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster-200x270.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Poster.png 827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a young peasant (Ivan Chuvelyov) goes to St. Petersburg seeking work, he learns that his former neighbor (Aleksandr Chistyakov) &#8212; much to the consternation of Chistyakov&#8217;s worried wife (Vera Baranovskaya) &#8212; is involved in a strike, and Chuvelyov foolishly goes to the authorities with this information. Soon Chuvelyov is inscripted into World War I, and returns to help the revolutionaries take over the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winter_Palace\">Winter Palace<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Labor Movements<\/li>\n<li>Revolutionaries<\/li>\n<li>Russian Films<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRussian director V.I. Pudovkin&#8217;s follow up to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72887\"><em>Mother<\/em> (1926)<\/a> was this second of three films about revolution, with key actors (Baranovskaya and Chistyakov) from <em>Mother<\/em> reappearing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Peterburg-Baranovskaya-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the storyline once again showcasing someone who naively betrays a comrade, then has a change of heart and joins the movement. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Change-of-Heart-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As noted in <a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-bolshevik-trIlogy-3-films-by-Vsevolod-pudovkin\/\">Cinesavant&#8217;s<\/a> review, there is plenty of &#8220;furious fast cutting&#8221;; indeed, Pudovkhin&#8217;s masterful use of montage to build tension and perspective was legendary. The following abbreviated set of stills shows, for instance, how he builds up to the climactic firing on the Winter Palace: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage1-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage3-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage4-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage5-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage6-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage7-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage8-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage9-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage10-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage11-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage12-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Montage13-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Close-ups of &#8220;heroic&#8221; faces are interspersed with group shots, weaponry, statues, and buildings &#8212; occasionally repeated or provided in a closer-up view &#8212; to show how collective and coordinated the effort was. It&#8217;s impressive editing work for sure, and those interested in early Soviet cinema will certainly want to check it out &#8212; but it&#8217;s not must-see viewing for all film fanatics.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Masterful use of montage<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/End-of-St-Petersburg-Crying-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re particularly interested in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agitprop\">Agitprop<\/a> cinema. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0018066\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/the-bolshevik-trIlogy-3-films-by-Vsevolod-pudovkin\/\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s all the bald one&#8217;s fault, your honor.&#8221; Synopsis: When a young peasant (Ivan Chuvelyov) goes to St. Petersburg seeking work, he learns that his former neighbor (Aleksandr Chistyakov) &#8212; much to the consternation of Chistyakov&#8217;s worried wife (Vera Baranovskaya) &#8212; is involved in a strike, and Chuvelyov foolishly goes to the authorities with this information. Soon Chuvelyov is inscripted into World War I, and returns to help the revolutionaries take over the Winter Palace. 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