
Synopsis
Against the backdrop of historical newsreels and drawings by Sergei Obraztsov, theatre and film legends come to life in dolls: Lyubov Orlova and Lydia Ruslanova, Charlie Chaplin and Leonid Utesov, Solomon Mikhoels and Fyodor Chaliapin.
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