
The Tolstoy Defence
Drama
Overview
The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.
Top Cast


Alexey Smirnov
Alexey Smirnov
Grigoriy Apollonovich Kolokoltsev, porochik
Alexey Smirnov
Grigoriy Apollonovich Kolokoltsev, porochik


Philipp Gurevich
Philipp Gurevich
Vasily Stepanovich Shabunin, rotnyi pisar
Philipp Gurevich
Vasily Stepanovich Shabunin, rotnyi pisar


Evgeny Kharitonov
Evgeny Kharitonov
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Evgeny Kharitonov
Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy


Irina Gorbacheva
Irina Gorbacheva
Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, zhena Lva
Irina Gorbacheva
Sofya Andreyevna Tolstaya, zhena Lva


Łukasz Simlat
Łukasz Simlat
Kazimir Bronislavovich Yatsevich, kapitan, komandir roty
Łukasz Simlat
Kazimir Bronislavovich Yatsevich, kapitan, komandir roty


Sergey Umanov
Sergey Umanov
Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich, praporschik
Sergey Umanov
Aleksandr Matveyevich Stasyulevich, praporschik


Liza Yankovskaya
Liza Yankovskaya
Tatyana Andreevna Bers, sestra Sofyi Tolstoy
Liza Yankovskaya
Tatyana Andreevna Bers, sestra Sofyi Tolstoy


Aleksey Makarov
Aleksey Makarov
Sergey Tolstoy
Aleksey Makarov
Sergey Tolstoy


Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Ivanovna, uchitelnitsa nigilistka
Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Ivanovna, uchitelnitsa nigilistka


Igor Zolotovitsky
Igor Zolotovitsky
Nikolay Ilyich, upravlyayuchi
Igor Zolotovitsky
Nikolay Ilyich, upravlyayuchi
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