Myth About Leonid

Myth About Leonid

1991 · Drama

A retro-journalistic drama based on one of the versions of Kirov’s murder, proposed by former NKVD general Orlov, who managed to escape death during the “purge” in the “Kirov” case.

Directed by Dmitriy Dolinin · Written by Pavel Finn

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