
A heroic-patriotic film about the Russian engineer Glagolev and his son Boris, a brave aviator-designer who became a Red Army man during the civil war years..

Na Krylyah Vvys: An Epic Flight into Soviet Ambition and Innovation In the annals of early Soviet cinema, few films capture the zeitgeist of technological aspiration and nationalistic fervor quite like Na krylyah vvys (On Wings Upwards). This heroic-patriotic epic isn't merely a recounting of histori...


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Boris Mikhin

J.P. McGowan
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" Na Krylyah Vvys: An Epic Flight into Soviet Ambition and Innovation In the annals of early Soviet cinema, few films capture the zeitgeist of technological aspiration and nationalistic fervor quite like Na krylyah vvys (On Wings Upwards). This heroic-patriotic epic isn't merely a recounting of historical events; it's a vibrant, often stirring, testament to the pioneering spirit that characterized the nascent Soviet state. It delves into the very soul of a nation striving to def..."
Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina
Boris Mikhin, Boris Glagolev, Ivan Leonov
Soviet Union


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