''Bulat-Batır'' or ''Bulat-batyr'' (
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: Була́т-Баты́р,
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : بولات باتر) is a 1928
silent historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and sw ...
, believed to be the first Tatar film and probably the only Tatar full-length feature
silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. The film was shot mostly in
Kazan
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, and the
Kazan Kremlin
The Kazan Kremlin (russian: Казанский кремль, Kazanskiy kreml; tt-Cyrl, Казан кирмәне) is the chief historic citadel of Russia, situated in the city of Kazan. It was built at the behest of Ivan the Terrible on the ruin ...
was one of its stills. The film is devoted to the
Pugachev rebellion
Pugachev's Rebellion (, ''Vosstaniye Pugachyova''; also called the Peasants' War 1773–1775 or Cossack Rebellion) of 1773–1775 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in the Russian Empire after Catherine ...
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
Agryz (russian: Агры́з; tt-Cyrl, Әгерҗе, ''Ägerce'') is a town and the administrative center of Agryzsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Izh River (Volga's basin), east of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census ...
and the script was written by Natan Zarhi, a Soviet scenario writer.
Plot
In the 18th century, a small
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different 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, Asma. 15 years after Bulat and Asma joined the Pugachev rebellion and Bulat became famous as a defender of paupers. But his son Asfan, who was reared among nobles, received a commission and led a punitive force directed to suppress a rebellion in his motherland.
Cast
*Vasiliy Yaroslavtsev as Bulat-Batır
*
Ada Vojtsik as Asma
*Ivan Klyukvin as Asfan
*
Galina Kravchenko
Galina Sergeevna Kravchenko (Russian: Галина Сергеевна Кравченко; 11 February 19055 March 1996) was a Soviet actress.
Biography
Galina Kravchenko was born on 11 February 1905 in Kazan, Russian Empire (now Kazan, Tatarsta ...
as Elena von Brandt
*Naum Rogozhin as von Kanits
*Ivan Arkanov as Suleiman Murza
*Nikolai Vitovtov as Derzhavin
*Alexandr Zhukov as Timur
*Boris Yurtsev as Murat
*Eduard Kulganek as general Potyomkin
*Mstislav Kotelnikov as Beloborodov, emissary of Pugachov
*
Tatyana Barysheva
Tatyana Semyonovna Barysheva (russian: Татья́на Семёновна Ба́рышева; 31 December 1896 - 10 February 1979) was a Soviet stage and film actress.
Life
Barysheva was born in Moscow. From 1915 to 1918 she was an actress at th ...
as genius of victory
*Kayum Pozdnyakov
*Lev Ivanov as Kayum
*
Stepan Borisov as Yemelyan Pugachev
Critical reception
It is known that after the premiere in
Germany
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one
White émigré
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Antonov-Ivanov attempted to burn a copy of the film in the "Concordia" cinema as a sign of protest against "Bolshevik Propaganda".
The film received a positive review from
The New York Times
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praising it for the authentic atmosphere.
Bryher
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History
The name of the island is recorded as ''Brayer'' in 1336 and ''Brear'' in 1500.
Ge ...
praised the scenery and the cinematography.
See also
*
Bäxtiyär Qanqayev
References
External links
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Кино-Театр.РУ*
"Республика Татарстан". Восемьдесят ярких страниц истории
1928 films
Tatar culture
Soviet silent feature films
Soviet black-and-white films
Soviet historical drama films
1920s historical drama films
1928 drama films
Silent historical drama films
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