''A Lesson in History'' (russian: link=no, Урок истории, bg, Урокът на историята) is a 1957 joint

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

– Bulgarian

historical drama film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and sw ...

directed by

Lev Arnshtam Lev Oskarovich Arnshtam (russian: Лео Оскарович Арншта́м; 15 January 1905 – 26 December 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1936 and 1967. Arnshtam was named People’s Artist o ...

and Hristo Piskov about Georgi Dimitrov and the Leipzig Trial.

Plot

The year is 1933.

Georgi Dimitrov Georgi Dimitrov Mihaylov (; bg, Гео̀рги Димитро̀в Миха̀йлов), also known as Georgiy Mihaylovich Dimitrov (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Дими́тров; 18 June 1882 – 2 July 1949), was a Bulgarian ...

(Stefan Savov) comes to

Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...

to establish links with the local Bulgarian communists. The Nazi leaders are doing their best to break the resistance of the Communists.

Hermann Göring Hermann Wilhelm Göring (or Goering; ; 12 January 1893 – 15 October 1946) was a German politician, military leader and convicted war criminal. He was one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, which ruled Germany from 1933 to 1 ...

(Yuri Averin) conceives a provocation: during the arson of the Reichstag, his associate must be caught with a ticket of a member of the Communist Party. The Reichstag is set on fire, the provocateur

Marinus van der Lubbe Marinus van der Lubbe (13 January 1909 – 10 January 1934) was a Dutch communist who was tried, convicted, and executed by the Nazis for setting fire to the German Reichstag building on 27 February 1933. During his trial, the prosecution arg ...

(

Georgi Kaloyanchev Georgi Todorov Kaloyanchev ( bg, Георги Калоянчев; January 13, 1925 – December 18, 2012) was a Bulgarian actor. He was born in the city of Burgas. He studied in the former theatrical school in Sofia. Immediately after gradu ...

) and the deputy of the Reichstag

Ernst Torgler Ernst Torgler (25 April 1893 – 19 January 1963) was the last chairman of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) faction in the German Reichstag before he worked for the Nazis. Early life Torgler was born the son of an urban resident in Berlin. ...

are arrested. Mass repressions against Communists are commencing. Dimitrov also falls in the hands of the Nazi court. However, in the courtroom, workers, including Heinrich Lange ( Gennadi Yudin), prove the falsehood of the accusation. The National Socialists are forced to free Dimitrov. The Soviet government grants him the right of political asylum.

Cast

* Stefan Savov –

* Tzvetana Arnaudova – Paraskeva Dimitrova * Ivan Tonev – Stefcho * Gennadi Yudin – Heinrich Lange * Borya Burlyaev – Vili Lange * Apollon Yachnitskiy – Hitler * Yuri Averin – Gyoring * Pyotr Berezov – Himler * Encho Tagarov – Gyobels * Nikolay Volkov – Heldorf

External links

* 1957 films Mosfilm films Films directed by Lev Arnshtam Georgi Dimitrov Bulgarian historical drama films Soviet historical drama films Russian historical drama films Cultural depictions of politicians Cultural depictions of Bulgarian men Films set in 1933 Films set in Leipzig 1950s historical drama films {{1950s-USSR-film-stub