Battleship Potemkin
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Battleship Potemkin is a 1925 Soviet silent epic film produced by Mosfilm. Directed and co-written by Sergei Eisenstein, it presents a dramatization of the mutiny that occurred in 1905 when the crew o
Original Soviet release poster in Russian
The Vorontsov Palace lion sculptures featured by Eisenstein, ca 1910-1913
The boots of the soldiers shown marching down the Odessa Steps
A baby in a carriage falling down the Odessa Steps
Potemkin Stairs
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The Potemkin Stairs, Potemkin Steps, or officially, the Prymorski Stairs, are a giant stairway in Odesa, Ukraine. They are considered a formal entrance into the city from the direction of the sea and
Battleship Potemkin
…they mobilize against the government. The citizenry of Odessa cheer on the rebels, either by sailing out by boat to the Potemkin or gathering at the Odessa steps. Suddenly a detachment of dismounted Cossacks form battle lines at the top of the steps and march toward a crowd of unarmed civilians including women…
Potemkin Stairs in Odesa, Ukraine in 2020
The 142-metre (155 yard) long Potemkin Stairs. Photo from between 1890 and 1900
Potemkin Stairs c. early 20th century
The Potemkin Stairs as seen in Battleship Potemkin