Lenin in October

This Soviet propaganda film dramatizes the events leading up to the October Revolution in Russia, focusing on Vladimir Lenin's return from exile and his strategic planning to seize power. It depicts Lenin's clandestine activities, his struggles with opposition within the Bolshevik party, and his ultimate success in orchestrating the Bolshevik seizure of the Winter Palace. The film emphasizes Lenin's leadership and determination during this pivotal historical moment.

As a significant piece of Soviet propaganda from the Stalinist era, 'Lenin in October' was produced to solidify Lenin's image as a decisive and heroic leader. Its historical accuracy is often debated, as it serves more as a narrative tool to promote the Soviet regime's ideology than a factual account. Critically, it is viewed through the lens of its political context, often lauded within the Soviet Union for its portrayal of revolutionary fervor and condemned elsewhere for its historical distortions and propagandistic aims.

• A powerful depiction of revolutionary leadership.

• Historically significant for its portrayal of the October Revolution from a Soviet perspective.

• Serves as a key example of Soviet historical filmmaking and propaganda.

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Recipient of the Order of Lenin (1941). Boris Shchukin won a Stalin Prize (1941) for his performance.

The actor Boris Shchukin, who portrayed Lenin in this film and several others, was often referred to as 'the Lenin of the cinema' and became the definitive screen image of the Bolshevik leader for generations.