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Three Songs of Lenin (1934)

Three Songs of Lenin poster
Original title
Три песни о Ленине
Directed by
Dziga Vertov
Genre
documentary film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
57 min
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary film from the Soviet era that uses songs sung by ordinary people to honor Vladimir Lenin. It shows how people admired Lenin's life and the changes he brought. The film is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of his legacy.

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What happens

Three Songs About Lenin (Russian: Три песни о Ленине) is a 1934 documentary sound film by Ukrainian-Russian filmmaker Dziga Vertov. It is based on three admiring songs sung by anonymous people in Soviet Russia about Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. It is made up of 3 episodes and is 57 minutes long. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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