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Life in Bloom (1949)

About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers to work abroad, Michurin continues his research in the Russian Empire, despite the fact that his ideas are not perceived by the tsarist government, the church and idealistic science. Michurin is supported by prominent scientists of the country and he continues to work hard. After the October Revolution, a small Michurin garden in the city of Kozlov (the biologist's homeland) becomes a large state nursery.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Vladimir SolovyovVladimir SolovyovMikhail Ivanovich Kalinin
  • Photo of Grigori BelovGrigori BelovIvan Vladimirovich Michurin
  • Photo of Nikolai ShaminNikolai ShaminTerentiy
  • Photo of Fyodor GrigoryevFyodor GrigoryevKartashov
  • Photo of Mikhail ZharovMikhail ZharovKhrenov
  • Photo of Konstantin NassonovKonstantin Nassonovfather Khristofor
  • Photo of Aleksei ZhiltsovAleksei ZhiltsovBykov
  • Photo of Ivan NazarovIvan Nazarovpostman
  • Photo of Viktor KhokhryakovViktor KhokhryakovRyabov
  • Photo of Dmitriy DubovDmitriy DubovSinitsyn

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