The Taking of the Winter Palace 1920

Directed by Nicolas Evreinoff and Konstantin Derzhavin · Documentary · 8 min

Screen version of a mass performance held on November 7, 1920 on Palace Square with the participation of Proletkult artists and a crowd of several thousand people. The performance reproduced the events of the October coup d'état. Two platforms were built on Palace Square - "white" and "red".