The Blue Notebook
# The Blue Notebook

The Blue Notebook (Russian: Синяя тетрадь) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kulidzhanov.

## Plot

The film takes place in the summer of 1917. Vladimir Lenin leaves Petrograd and, together with Grigory Zinoviev, hides in a hut in Razliv. There he begins work on his famous The Blue Notebook, realizing that revolution is necessary for Russia.

## Cast

* Mikhail Kuznetsov as V.I. Lenin
* Mark Nikelberg as Zinovyev
* Nikolay Lebedev as Nikolay Aleksandrovich Emelyanov
* Aleksandr Paleev as Sverdlov
* Vasiliy Livanov as Dzherzhinsky
* Boris Tokarev as Kondratiy
* Vitaly Churkin as Kolya Yemelyanov
* Boris Tokarev as Kondratiy Yemelyanov
* Anatoliy Antosevich as Aleksandr Yemelyanov
* Vitaliy Matveev as Aleksey
