| Event Name: | At the Beginning of Glorious Days |
| Description: | At the end of the 17th century, without an access to sea, Russia is in a vulnerable position in foreign trade. Peter the Great attempts to conquer the Turkish sea fortress of Azov but realises that could only be done with a modern fleet. To the amazement of Europe, he goes to Holland and works at a dock learning the know-how of shipbuilding…
This is the second of the two films dedicated to Peter the Great, based on the eponymous novel of Alexei Tolstoy. Actor Dmitri Zolotukhin (Peter the Great) was named the most popular actor of 1981 after the poll conductd by Soviet Screen magazine.
Tickets: £7, conc. £5 (Friends of Pushkin House, students and OAPs) |
| Type of Event: | Historical - Archaeological Events |
| Event Agenda: | Lecture-Screening
At the Beginning of Glorious Days
Introduction by Ludmila Gromova and Vitaly Yerenkov
RUSSIAN HISTORY IN FILM SERIES
Language: In Russian with English subtitles
At the Beginning of Glorious Days
USSR-East Germany _ 1981 _ 134 min _ col _ director Sergei Gerasimov, with Dmitri Zolotukhin, Tamara Makarova, Natalya Bondarchuk, Nikolai Yeremenko, Mikhail Nozhkin |
| Event Location: | PUSHKIN HOUSE |
| Event City: | London |
| Type of Venue: | Cultural Center |
| Station/Stop: | |
| Directions: | The Main Entrance is located on Bloomsbury Way, across the road from the Swedenborg Society building.
The nearest tube stations are Holborn, Tottenham Court Road and Russell Square.
There is a secure public car park in Bloomsbury Square. |
| Event Start Date | 30-Nov-11 |