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On the eve of World War II, Ivan Chonkin, the most dispensable soldier, is sent to guard a disabled military plane that crash landed on a kolkhoz (collective farm). Forgotten by his command, he earns favors of a nearby kolkhoznik woman Nyura and moves in with her.
- Vladimir Voı̆novich
- 1969
The film is set in 1941 in the Soviet Union, before and during the first months of its involvement in World War II. A military plane is forced to make an emergency landing near the small village of Krasnoye. The plane is unable to be easily removed, and so Ivan Chonkin is sent to guard it.
Ivan Chonkin is a simple, bumbling peasant who has been drafted into the Red Army. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, he is sent to an obscure village with one week's ration of canned meat and orders to guard a downed plane.
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Mar 29, 1995 · Just after the German invasion, the secret police discover this mysterious soldier lurking behind the front line. Their pursuit of Chonkin and his determined resistance lead to wild skirmishes and slapstick encounters.
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May 30, 2022 · The life and extraordinary adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin. by. Voĭnovich, Vladimir, 1932-2018. Publication date. 1977. Topics. Russian fiction, Roman russe, Fiction in Russian, 1917- Texts (including translations) Publisher. London : Cape.
His novel, The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, is a satire of the idiocy of Stalinist times. It shows a slice of society from its lowliest representative, Ivan Chonkin, to its highest, Joseph Stalin.
Jan 1, 1977 · The life and extraordinary adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin Hardcover – January 1, 1977. by Vladimir Voĭnovich (Author) 4.3 37 ratings. See all formats and editions. Text: English, Russian (translation) Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 315 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Publication date.
