Eisenstein: The July Days (1928)

Sergei Eizenshtein. Asst. Director Grigorii Aleksandrov

Description: In this scene from Eisenstein's epic October, filmed for the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution, demonstrators scatter as they are fired upon from the rooftops during the July Days. Although the event was not actually filmed, Eisenstein's version is faithful to the event as recorded in photos, which cannot be said of other parts of the film.

1917

EVENTS February Revolution Formation of the Soviets April Crisis Revolution in the Army July Days Kornilov Affair Bolsheviks Seize Power First Bolshevik Decrees Constituent Assembly Treaty of Brest Litovsk
FOUR KINDS OF STATES Communist Party Building Economic Apparatus Building the Soviets Red Guard into Army State Security
DISINTEGRATION OF THE OLD SOCIETY Depopulation of the Cities Food Supply Conflict with the Church Death of the Old Culture Destruction of the Left The Empire Falls
CREATION OF A NEW SOCIETY New Letters and Dates Culture and Revolution The New Woman Workers Organization Peasant Revolution Organs of the Press Raising Socialist Youth