Armored train 14-69 written by Vsevolod Ivanov (1895-1963) and performed by the Moscow Art Theater on 8 November 1927

  Scenes from Armored train 14-69 written by the Russian playwright Vsevolod Ivanov (1895-1963) and performed by the Moscow Art Theater on 8 November 1927, with the theatre set by the Russian scenographer Viktor A. Simov (1858-1935).

   Armoured Train 14–69 (Russian: Бронепоезд 14–69, romanized: Bronepoezd 14–69) is a 1927 Soviet play by Vsevolod Ivanov. Based on his 1922 novel of the same name, it was the first play that he wrote and remains his most important. Armoured Train 14–69 was first performed by the world-famous Moscow Art Theatre in a production that opened with a gala performance on 8 November 1927.

Photo of Khmelev (centre) from the 1927 Moscow production.

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