The defeat of the "White Army" in the Russian Civil War of 1918-21, causing massive emigration of the upper classes and nobility, called "White Russians". Set in Crimea, Constantinopol and Paris. The Russian Civil War and emigration is shown through the eyes of the defeated Tsarist Generals - Vrangel, Khludov, Charnota, as well as intellectuals and aristocracy. Amidst the chaos of emigration rough generals Khludov and Charnota become involved in the unfolding love story of professor Golubkov and Serafima. While General Khludov is having hallucinations about the Civil War, General Charnota is more tough and practical. He goes to Paris to frame a wealthy Russian tycoon Korzukhin to support his former wife Serafima and other suffering Russian emigrants.

Starring:

Aleksandr Titov, Aleksandr Yanvaryov, Aleksey Batalov, Bruno Frejndlikh, Dmitri Orlovsky, Evgeni Evstigneev, Gotlib Roninson, Konstantin Voynov, Lyudmila Savelyeva, Mikaela Drozdovskaya, Mikhail Ulyanov, Natalya Varley, Nikolai Gorlov, Nikolai Kutuzov, Nikolai Sergeyev, Nikolay Olyalin, Pavel Shpringfeld, Roman Khomyatov, Sergei Torkachevsky, Stanislav

Genre:

Drama, History, War