On the Eve (1985)
Elena Nikolaevna Stakhova, a girl from a noble family, is full of lofty ideals. Seeking “active good” and heroism and not finding the use of her powers in her environment, she falls in love with the Bulgarian student Insarov, a poor commoner democrat. Elena completely devotes herself to her chosen one and follows him along his difficult path. After the wedding, the young people decide to leave for Bulgaria, where the struggle for freedom has been going on for 400 years. But, never having reached his homeland, Insarov dies...
Director: Mykola Mashchenko
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Svetlana Amanova as |
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Antony Genov as |
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Yelena Solovey as |
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Aleksandr Goloborodko as |
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Igor Lenyov as |
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Andrey Nikolaev as |
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Natalya Strizhenova as |
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Neli Monedzhikova as |
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Kosta Tsonev as |
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Valeriy Nakonechnyy as |
| Camera | Suren Shakhbazyan | Director of Photography |
| Art | Vitaliy Shavel | Production Design |
| Writing | Ivan Turgenev | Author |
| Writing | Mykola Mashchenko | Writer |
| Directing | Mykola Mashchenko | Director |
| Writing | Aleksandr Chervinsky | Writer |
| Sound | Georgiy Dmitriev | Original Music Composer |