Night of the Chairman(1981)
The whole life of Pavel Sergeevich is connected with his native village. Returning from the front, he headed the collective farm in his native village and became its permanent chairman. It was then that relations with his older brother Peter, who left for the city, deteriorated. And here is a new meeting of the brothers after many years...
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The whole life of Pavel Sergeevich is connected with his native village. Returning from the front, he headed the collective farm in his native village and became its permanent chairman. It was then that relations with his older brother Peter, who left for the city, deteriorated. And here is a new meeting of the brothers after many years...
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1981-07-06
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Pусский
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