The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification (1932)
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 56M
Director : Esfir Shub
Synopsis
In this pioneering documentary, one of the earliest Soviet sound films, Shub shot a contemporary chronicle of the progress of establishing electricity across the Soviet nation, a struggle spearheaded by the Komsomol.
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