''Farewell, Doves'' (russian: Прощайте, голуби!, Proshchayte, golubi!) is a 1960 Soviet drama film directed by Yakov Segel. Film gained recognition with two international film festivals: Locarno Film Festival in

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Plot

Genka Sakhnenko studies at the school and works. But he, practically an adult and independent person, has one secret: after work, he climbs onto the dovecote. He has had a passion for pigeons since childhood. Genka is pleased with the work (he will even outwit his colleague, master Maxim Petrovich, who loves to take from tenants for work), but one day, having injured his hand, he ended up in the hospital, where he became friends with nurse Tanya. However, after a while, on the Komsomol voucher, Genka had to leave to work in another city, and he presented his pigeons to the first grader.

Cast

Aleksei Loktev Aleksei Vasilievich Loktev (russian: Алексей Васильевич Локтев; 30 December 1939 – 17 September 2006) was a Russian and Soviet actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (12 April 1972). He graduated from the State Insti ...

as Genka Sakhnenko * Valentina Telegina as Mariya Yefimovna * Sergei Plotnikov as Maksim Petrovich *

Yevgeni Anufriyev Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include: :''Note: Occasionally, a person may be ...

as electrician *

Valentin Bryleev Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America ...

as motorcycle buyer * Vladimir Dibrov as Pyotr * Leonid Gallis as Konstantin Bulatov * Svetlana Savyolova as Tanya * Yevgeny Kovalenko as Semyon *

Saveliy Kramarov Savely Viktorovich Kramarov (russian: Саве́лий Ви́кторович Кра́маров; 13 October 1934 – 6 June 1995) was a Soviet, Russian and American actor. He acted in at least 42 Soviet films, and later appeared in several mo ...

as VaskaПрощайте, голуби! (1961) Full Cast / Crew
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Film Shooting

Shooting took place in Kyiv

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Street and Maidan Nezalezhnosti (back then Kalinin Square). Many of the scenes were filmed in Kyiv’ microdistrict Chokolivka, namely Aviaconstructor Antonov Street, Umanska Street and Chokolivsky Boulevard.

References

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* {{IMDb title, id=0056381 1960 films 1960s Russian-language films 1960s teen drama films 1960 drama films Soviet teen drama films