The Captivating Star of Happiness

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In December 1825, distinguished members of the Russian military, most of whom were quite affluent and of noble lineage, took it upon themselves to stir revolution against the autocratic and tyrannical Czar Nikolai I in the wake of his not honoring the drafting of a constitution for the Russian people. The revolution failed miserably and the conspirators (known as the Decembrists) were weeded out by the czar himself. One by one, each of the conspirators confess and are systematically exiled to the harsh winters of Siberia, slated to work and wither in a prison/mine. The wives of the conspirators are faced with the prospect of leaving the bosom of wealth and family (including their own children) to be with their husbands in the brutal Siberian locale. If they agree to this, they face having their illustrious social stations stripped away and certain disdain from everyone around them...

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Creators

Vladimir Motyl

director

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Oleg Osetinsky

writer

Vladimir Motyl

writer

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Марк Захаров

writer

Bulat Okudzhava

writer

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Irina Tarsanova

writer

Cast

Олег Стриженов actor Aleksey Batalov actor Natalya Bondarchuk actor Ирина Купченко actor

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Igor Kostolevskiy actor

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Oleg Yankovskiy actor Ewa Szykulska actor Александр Пороховщиков actor Владислав Стржельчик actor

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Yuri Rodionov actor

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Vasiliy Livanov actor

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Tatyana Okunevskaya actor Игорь Дмитриев actor Михаил Кокшенов actor Олег Даль actor

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Mikhail Boyarskiy actor

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Arkadi Trusov actor Boryslav Brondukov actor Владимир Марков actor

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Ekaterina Kharkevich actor