ˈændɹeɪ ɹˈuːbləv wʌz nˈɑːt, ɛksˈɛpt fɚɹə sˈɪŋɡəl skɹˈiːnɪŋ ɪn mˈɑːskoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɹᵻlˈiːst ˈæftɚ kəmplˈiːʃən dˈuː tə pɹˈɑːbləmz wɪð sˈoʊviət ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz.
Andrei Rublev was not, except for a single screening in Moscow in 1966, immediately released after completion due to problems with Soviet authorities.