Lenin and the log: a recent rendition that leaves comedy standing

The ballet is devoted to the ideas of equality and fraternity on the labor front. The play is divided into three parts. In the first appears the leader of the world proletariat. To the music of Georgy Sviridov “Time, Forward” Ilyich helps his party comrades to carry the log during a proletarian clean-up [Subbotnnik]. The theme of labor enthusiasm continues with a scene in the fields, where ballerinas dance in masks of old women.

In an interview with “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” Bulat Ayukhanov told the details:

“The premiere of the ballet took place in Almaty in 2013 and was a resounding success. Then it was called “Hammer and Sickle”. Now we have made some changes and called it “Falcons of the Revolution.” The main characters – Abai (Kazakh poet, public figure), Marx, Lenin, Stalin and our Kazakhstani president (Nursultan Nazarbayev) – he appeared on stage at the end of the ballet. “