Volga-Volga is a Soviet musical comedy directed by Grigori Aleksandrov, released on April 24, 1938. It centers on a group of amateur performers on their way to Moscow to perform in a talent contest called the Moscow Musical Olympiad. Most of the action takes place on a steamboat traveling on the Volga River. The lead roles were played by Lyubov Orlova, and Igor Ilyinsky. Ilyinsky was one of the most notable Soviet actors and was awarded a Hero of Socialist Labor for his contributions to cinema/theater.
The feature was said to be Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin's favorite film. Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs says that in the pre-World War II period Stalin laughed at him since he resembled a character from the film.
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