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Bulat-Batır
''Bulat-Batır'' or ''Bulat-batyr'' (Russian: Була́т-Баты́р, Tatar: بولات باتر) is a 1928 silent historical drama film, believed to be the first Tatar film and probably the only Tatar full-length feature silent film. The film was shot mostly in Kazan, and the Kazan Kremlin was one of its stills. The film is devoted to the Pugachev rebellion and its alternative names include ''Pugachyovshchina'' (russian: Пугачёвщина), ''Flames on Volga'' and ''Revolt in Kazan''. The story was written by Abdraxman Şakirov, a young Communist from Agryz and the script was written by Natan Zarhi, a Soviet scenario writer. Plot In the 18th century, a small Tatar village celebrates the Sabantuy festival. Orthodox monks accompanied by soldiers appear to forcibly baptize the population of the village. Locals resist and soldiers commit a punitive action. The wife of peasant Bulat is killed by soldiers, his son Asfan is carried off. Bulat stays alone with another son, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Vojtsik
Ada Ignatievna Voytsik (russian: Ада Игнатьевна Войцик; 1 August 19052 September 1982) was a Soviet actress. In 1935 she received the title RSFSR Honored Artist. Biography Ada Ignatievna Voytsik was born on 1 August 1905 in Moscow. In 1923 Ada graduated from secondary school and entered the acting department of the State College of Cinematography (today known as VGIK), where she graduated in 1927. She started acting in cinema in the year 1925. In 1934 Ada Voytsik joined the staff of the Mosfilm film studio. She married director Ivan Pyryev and they had a son, Eric Pyryev (1931-1970), who also subsequently became a director. In 1941 together with the studio she was evacuated to Alma-Ata. On her return to Moscow in 1943, Ada became an actress at the National Film Actors' Theatre, where she worked until her retirement in 1961. In the last years of her life, Ada Voytsik did not appear in films. Ada Voytsik lived through the death of her son and Ivan Pyryev. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |