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Song of Heroes

Song of Heroes

Genres

Documentary

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The building of blast furnaces Magnitogorsk and the Kubas Basin by Komsomol, the Communist Union of youth, as part of Stalin’s first five-year plan.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

23 December 1932

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

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