
Jack Vosmyorkin, American
Dec 20 1986
•3h 38m
•Comedy, Drama, Music
Jack Vosmyorkin, young American with Russian origins decides to return to Russia in order to watch October Revolution in action.
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Alexander Kuznetsov
Yakov Vosmyorkin - Dzhek

Lyubov Malinovskaya
Pelageya - mama Yakova Vosmyorkina

Irina Rakshina
Katka - sestra Yakova

Lev Durov
Pal Palych Skorokhodov
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