The Tolstoy Defence

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The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

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Creators

Avdotya Smirnova

director

Avdotya Smirnova

writer

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Anna Parmas

writer

Pavel Basinsky

writer

Cast

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Alexey Smirnov actor

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Philipp Gurevich actor

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Evgeny Kharitonov actor Ирина Горбачёва actor Łukasz Simlat actor

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Sergey Umanov actor

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Liza Yankovskaya actor

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Aleksey Makarov actor Анна Михалкова actor

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Igor Zolotovitsky actor

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Andrey Smirnov actor

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Gennadiy Smirnov actor

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Kirill Vasilyev actor Анна Рыцарева actor

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Tatyana Kolganova actor

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Anna Parmas actor

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Olga Albanova actor

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Andrei Proshkin actor Леонид Алимов actor

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Daniil Shigapov actor