The Cossacks

The Cossacks

1961 · 97 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama

Junker Olenin, a representative of St. Petersburg's golden youth, is traveling from St. Petersburg to the Caucasus in search of romance. His regiment is stationed in the Cossack village. Here he falls in love with the beautiful Maryana and is ready to marry her, but she loves the Cossack Lukashka and is not going to exchange him for the master.

Directed by Vasily Pronin · Written by Viktor Shklovskiy

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