The film creates and reveals the image of Lenin in art.
Stills from the feature film "Lenin in October" (1937, directed by M.I.Romm, D.I.Vasiliev). B.V.Shcherbakov reads V.V.Mayakovsky's poem "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".
Photographs.
Monuments to V.I.Lenin in the cities of the USSR. The Grand Kremlin Palace.
The Study-Museum of V.I.Lenin.
Museum exhibits.
Photograph of the sculptor G.D.Alekseev.
Alternation: sketches for the sculptor's works, sculptures of V.I.Lenin.
Palette with brushes.
Paintings in the museum.
Portrait of the artist I.I.Brodsky.
Photograph of I.I.Brodsky drawing V.I.Lenin.
Drawings, paintings, photographs.
Sculpture of V.I.Lenin (author N.A.Andreev).
Moscow, Nikitsky Boulevard.
Monument to N.V.Gogol.
Photograph of N.A.Andreev at work.
Sculpture "Lenin - the leader".
Sketches.
Graphic portraits.
Sculptures.
Shcherbakov B.V. -- theater and film actor
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Shchukin B.V. -- theater and film actor
teacher
People's Artist of the USSR.
Moscow USSR
B.V.Shcherbakov reads V.V.Mayakovsky's poem "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin".
Chronicle of 1924: The funeral of V.I.Lenin.
Portrait of V.V.Mayakovsky.
A note in the newspaper.
The poem "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" by V.V.Mayakovsky.
Posters.
Photographs. V.V.Mayakovsky's desk.
Photograph of V.I.Lenin on the wall.
Photograph of A.M.Gorky.
Museum exhibits.
Alternation: B.V.Shcherbakov reads A.M.Gorky's diaries, photographs.
Museum exhibits.
The film crew on the set. S.M.Eisenstein in the chronicle.
Movie poster.
Stills from the feature film "October" (1927, directors S.M.Eisenstein, G.V.Aleksandrov).
Alternation: photographs, theatre posters.
Narrated by R.N.Simonov.
Photographs.
Narrated by M.I.Romm.
Stills from the feature film "Lenin in October".
Krupskaya N.K. - revolutionary
state party
public and cultural figure
Honorary Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Eisenstein S.M. -- theater and film director
artist
screenwriter
teacher
Professor of VGIK
Doctor of Arts
Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Nikandrov V.N. -- non-professional actor
The first actor to play the role of Lenin in a feature film. Simonov R.N. -- actor
theatre and film director
People's Artist of the USSR. Romm M.I. -- theater and film director
People's Artist of the USSR. Shcherbakov B.V. Shchukin B.V.
1924
Moscow
Stills from the feature film "Lenin in October".
Photographs.
Stills from the feature film "Lenin in 1918" (1939, directed by M.I.Romm).
Interspersed: visitors to the exhibition, paintings and drawings dedicated to V.I. Lenin.
Natural river landscape, view of the church.
Artist A.Kirillov at work.
Paintings.
View from the Neva embankment.
Memorial in honor of the feat of Leningraders by sculptor M.K.Anikushin.
Monument to A.S. Pushkin on Arts Square.
The sculptor works on the monument to the leader.
Plaster sculptures on the table. M.K.Anikushin narrates.
Monument to V.I. Lenin.
Okhlopkov N.P. -- theater and film actor
director
teacher
Professor of GITIS
People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR
Corresponding Member of the Berlin Academy of Arts. Shatrova E.M. -- theater and film actress
People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR. Tolchanov I.M. -- theater and film actor
theatre director
People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR. Anikushin M.K. -- Soviet and Russian sculptor
Academician of the USSR Academy of Arts
People's Artist of the USSR
Hero of Socialist Labor. Shchukin B.V.
Leningrad Pskov region
Shelves with books.
Visitors in the reading room of the V.I. Lenin Library.
Movie poster.
Narrated by E.I. Gabrilovich.
Stills from the feature film "Lenin in Poland" (1965, directed by S.I. Yutkevich). G.A. Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theater.
Theater poster.
Queues at the box office.
Workers preparing the stage.
Narrated by G.A. Tovstonogov.
Fragment of the play "Rereading Again".
Gabrilovich E.I. -- writer
playwright
screenwriter
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Hero of Socialist Labor. Straukh M.M. -- theater and film actor
theatre director
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR. Lisyanskaya A.G. -- theater and film actress. Fievsky T. -- Polish theater actor
cinema and radio
theatre director. Tovstonogov G.A. -- theatre director
teacher
Doctor of Arts
People's Artist of the USSR
Hero of Socialist Labor
Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the GDR
Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi. Lavrov K.Yu. -- theater and film actor
Hero of Socialist Labor. Strzhelchik V.I. -- theater and film actor
People's Artist of the RSFSR and the USSR
Hero of Socialist Labor.
Moscow Leningrad
Fragment of the play "Rereading Again".
Narrated by K.Yu.
Lavrov.
People at the entrance to the Moscow Art Theatre.
Posters and photographs of plays in the foyer windows.
Fragments of the play "This is How We Will Win!" Applause from the audience.
The actors take a bow. B.V.Shcherbakov reads the finale of V.V.Mayakovsky's poem "Conversation with Comrade Lenin".
Portrait of V.I.Lenin.
Lavrov K.Yu. Strzhelchik V.I. Shcherbakov B.V.
Moscow Leningrad