The Blue Notebook Explained

The Blue Notebook
Native Name:	Russian: Синяя тетрадь
Director:	Lev Kulidzhanov
Cinematography:	Igor Shatrov
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian

The Blue Notebook (Russian: Синяя тетрадь) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov.

Plot

The film takes place in the summer of 1917. Vladimir Lenin leaves Petrograd and, together with Grigory Zinoviev, hides in a hut in Razliv. There he begins work on his famous The Blue Notebook, realizing that revolution is necessary for Russia.^[1]

Cast

• Mikhail Kuznetsov as V.I. Lenin
• Mark Nikelberg as Zinovyev
• Nikolay Lebedev as Nikolay Aleksandrovich Emelyanov
• Aleksandr Paleev as Sverdlov
  • Vasiliy Livanov as Dzherzhinsky Boris Tokarev as Kondratiy
• Vitaly Churkin^{[2] [3] [4]} as Kolya Yemelyanov
• Boris Tokarev as Kondratiy Yemelyanov
• Anatoliy Antosevich as Aleksandr Yemelyanov
• Vitaliy Matveev as Aleksey^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/43796/ Синяя тетрадь
2. https://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2860161 Виталий Чуркин был не только талантливым дипломатом, но и актером
3. https://www.perm.kp.ru/daily/26646/3665661/ Чуркин в детстве играл в фильмах про историю и врачей «Скорой помощи»
4. http://informing.ru/2017/02/21/v-ssha-umer-postpred-rf-pri-oon-vitaliy-churkin.html Виталий Чуркин: причина смерти, биография, ФОТО, ВИДЕО
5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173202/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Синяя тетрадь (1964) Full Cast & Crew