Komsomolsk (film)

"City of Youth" redirects here. For the British film, see The City of Youth.
Komsomolsk
Directed bySergei Gerasimov
Written bySergei Gerasimov
Zinoviya Markina
Mikhail Vitukhnovsky
CinematographyAleksandr Gintsburg
Aleksandr Zavyalov
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 May 1938 (1938-05-01)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Komsomolsk or The Frozen North (also known a City of Youth) is a 1938 Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Gerasimov. Made by Lenfilm, it is a propaganda work set against the backdrop of the construction of the new city of Komsomolsk. Although the film portrays this as the work of the Young Communist volunteers, it was in reality built largely by Gulag prisoners.[1]

Plot

The year is 1932, and the Soviet state is developing at an exceptionally rapid pace. Numerous young men and women, who have joined the Komsomol, travel to the Amur region to build a new, vibrant city named in honor of their organization. However, not everyone shares the enthusiasm for peaceful labor. Among them is a saboteur determined to disrupt the construction plans.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Katyn: A Crime Without Punishment p.471

Bibliography

  • Anna M. Cienciala, Wojciech Materski & N. S. Lebedeva. Katyn: A Crime Without Punishment. Yale University Press, 2008.


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