Admiral Page #3

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May God be with you!

SEVASTOPOL:

Annushka, good you're

home. Pack your bags.

- What happened, Serezha?

- Admiral Nepenin has been killed!

- How did he die?

- I said he was killed!

He was clubbed with rifle butts

and stabbed with bayonets. Brutes!

Serezha, I can't understand

what's happening.

God! What on earth

is happening?

Serezhenka, calm down, explain.

Podgursky has also been killed.

He died in my arms.

Out of the way!

- What's the matter?

- The first order...

of the Petrograd Soviet

is for all officers

to hand over weapons.

To prevent a counter-revolutionary

conspiracy.

Turn in your weapon, Admiral.

- We're leaving for Petrograd...

- Why are we leaving?

- I was able to take some leave...

- Hold on now!

What are you waiting for?

Pack your bags...

Admiral, follow

this order immediately.

- Get out of here!

- Listen here, Admiral...

Get out!

All right men,

we'll figure this out on deck.

Officer of the watch, tell everyone

to line up on deck.

Wait, Serezha, how can I...

how can I go...

All letters come to this address.

I'm waiting...

At least close your suitcase?

Anya. Anya,

Anechka, please my dear.

I'm begging you.

The boat leaves in half an hour.

We're finished

if we don't make it on time.

Arms!

As you were!

Attention! Order revoked!

Fall in!

Who are you obeying?

- You afraid, lads!

- Fall in!

Quick.

Officers, gentlemen.

- Weapons up.

- I'm sorry!

At ease.

To avoid bloodshed,

I order the officers

to turn over their weapons.

Admiral, sir, your weapon...

Sir.

PETROGRAD (ST. PETERSBURG)

To the meeting?

Kerensky will be there himself.

Come with us, lady... Let's go!

You weren't home today.

I got the mail and there is a

letter for you.

From Sevastopol.

It's strange that mail

still arrives.

I'm feeling tired today.

In three days I'll be in Petrograd.

Seeing you is all

I'm dreaming of.

SEVASTOPOL:

Hearing your voice.

- Kerensky has summoned me.

- It's dangerous in Petrograd...

the sailors and workers

have rebelled.

Admiral Nepenin was stabbed

to death with a bayonet.

- Can I see you to the station?

- Sonya, I...

Rostislav is waiting for you.

Go to him.

- Will you come back?

- Of course.

What silly thoughts.

Petrograd

Kerensky wants to offer you

the post of war minister...

Let's see. I wish he would

see me on time.

But he is late.

Today...

at the Mikhailovsky Castle...

Today...

I can see we have a different

view of the war...

By condoning anarchy

you have broken up the army

- and destroyed the Russian navy.

- Don't forget, Admiral...

Unless I have authority

to impose strict order

your proposals

are unacceptable to me.

Former procedures in the army

are not acceptable to us.

I was the first to swear allegiance

and I'll be the first

to leave the Navy.

In this way,

I will make a public statement

that the current state of affairs

is ruinous for Russia.

I accept your resignation.

I am honoured.

You should be arrested for your

counter-revolutionary leanings.

But given your merits,

I offer you to go to America.

I'm giving you the chance to

continue the war against Germany.

Are you exiling me from Russia?

The Americans need an expert who can

conduct a landing

and seize Constantinople.

My family is still in Sevastopol.

I'll take care of them.

I'll ask the allies to have

them brought to you overseas.

Thank you.

Dear...

My darling, Anna Vasilievna.

You are my happiness;

I can't live without you...

What?

Their times are over!

I'm leaving Russia.

Why?

What tired eyes you have.

I love you.

And I always will.

Forgive me.

Farewell,

Alexander Vasilievich.

I know that you are alive.

SEVASTOPOL:

Is it ready?

At least let me pray.

You can pray if you want to.

Listen, bring the rope.

Let's go while he draws the

Sailors away!

Stop!

Quick, let's go...

we can't wait for him here. A

Stop!

Mrs. Kolchak! Open the

door, Mrs. Kolchak!

Document check!

Break it down!

Break the windows!

It's time, the British ship

sets sail in an hour.

TRANS-SIBERIA RAILWAY

AUTUMN 1918

I think I'm doing it better.

Take your place.

What a good shot!

Let's drink to our wishes.

Even the ones that don't come true?

Does that make them

any less wishes.

- Excuse me, Madam.

- Yes, of course.

- Mikhail Ivanovich.

- Anna Vasilievna!

- My God!

- What a surprise!

I haven't seen you for a year...

What brings you here?

Sergei Nikolaevich has been

sent to the Far East.

He's on a mission to

disarm the Pacific fleet.

Sergei Nikolaevich?

...So he's in power now?

- A red commissar.

- I have no right to judge him.

At a time like this.

It's the same time for everyone.

- Where are you going?

- To Omsk.

But the Soviets are in

power there too?

No. Kolchak is there.

But I thought Alexander

Vasilievich was abroad?

Kerensky did send him abroad:

But after the Bolshevik coup

he returned to Russia

to fight the Bolsheviks.

I'm sorry, Anna Vasilievna,

I must go.

Goodbye.

Serezha:

Aha... yes... yes, Anya!

What is it?

Kolchak is in Omsk

gathering an army.

Anya, if this is a rebuke,

you know I agreed to collaborate

with the authorities because

they allowed us

to go far away from

this fratricidal madness...

To Japan, China...

It's all for your sake, Anechka.

I don't blame you for anything.

But I love Alexander

Vasilievich, Serezha.

And now I need to be with him...

I realize that these are harsh words,

but I have never

stopped loving him.

I see! ...Stop, stop...

Let me help.

So there it is. A time of wars

and revolutions.

Anything goes.

The time has nothing

to do with it.

When I fell asleep I

was your husband.

I wake up and I am

no longer your husband:

I know it's hard for you

but you've got to be strong.

You'll forget me before long.

Let me be the one

to decide that.

Siberia, Eastern Front.

November 1918

I pledge and swear

before Almighty God,

His Holy Gospel

and the Life-Giving Cross:

To be faithful and ever true.

To the Russian state

as my Homeland.

I pledge and swear

to serve it

as the Supreme Ruler of Russia,

without regard for my life,

family ties or friendship,

enmity, or gain,

and mindful only of the revival

and success of the Russian state.

Hereby I make the sign

of the cross,

and kiss the words and

Cross of my Saviour.

Amen.

OMSK.

Hello, my lady!

Who are you looking for?

You, I think.

How can I help you?

I'm the one who would

like to help you.

My dear

sweet Alexander Vasilievich,

I have realized that I simply

can no longer wait!

Do you remember how I dreamed

to be on the deck of your ship?

Just to see you.

You would not even notice me,

I would not disturb you;

all I need is to stand nearby:

And now it seems that I will

experience this happiness.

Take joy in your victories.

Our troops are already

moving towards the Volga.

And God willing,

we will all see Moscow soon.

And I will know that

I have played a small part

in all of this.

I congratulate you, General,

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