Pugachev (1978 film)


Pugachev is a 1978 biopic film, directed by Aleksei Saltykov and starring Yevgeny Matveyev and Vija Artmane. This film was honored with a special prize at All-Union Film Festival in 1979.

Plot

Don Cossack Emelyan Pugachev says goodbye to his wife and children and goes to run. The elder Philaret blesses him to lead a rebellion under the name of Peter III of Russia. The insurgents dealt with the feudal lords cruelly. Queen Catherine II directs troops against the rioters. Traitors betray Yemelyan, and now he is being transported across Russia in an iron cage.

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