6.4 /10 1 Votes
Genre Historic drama Directed by Sergei Snezhkin First episode date 3 March 2012 | 6.4/10 IMDb Country of origin Russia Final episode date 4 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Marina DyashenkoSergei DyashenkoSergei SnezhkinBased on the works ofMikhail Bulgakov Starring Konstantin KhabenskyMikhail Porechenkov Writers Sergey Snezhkin, Maryna Dyachenko, Serhiy Dyachenko Awards Golden Eagle Award for Best Telefilm or Mini-Series Similar Brezhnev, Delo gastronoma No 1, Zhukov, The Fall of the Empire, Life and Fate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia monument erected by the descendants of the white guard
The White Guard is a Russian television series, based on the novel by Bulgakov, The White Guard.
Contents
Plot
The film tells the story of the heavy years of civil war in Russia, talking about the fate of the family Turbin caught in the cycle of unfortunate events. The basis for the film's plot is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov: The White Guard.
The protagonist, Alex Turbin - military medic, who had seen and lived through a lot in three years of World War I. He is one of the thousands of officers who, after the revolution faced a difficult choice:
And the Turbin has to make a choice ...
Cast
The Crew
The film was shot in St. Petersburg and Vyborg (Leningrad Oblast) by help of Lenfilm studios.
Reception
The series has received unanimously negative comments from all sides, the alterations of Bulgakov's novel and the acting skills of the actors being particularly criticised
The Ukrainian Culture Ministry decides not to issue distribution licenses for it as they "show contempt for the Ukrainian language, people and the state," and "some facts are distorted to benefit Russia."