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Drama

The Flight

rus. Бег · 1928
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Main Characters and Their Development

  • The characters of "The Flight" are like shadows of a vanished era, each bearing the tragedy of a shattered world and the painful search for self in the chaos of exile. General Khludov, haunted by ghosts of guilt and despair, appears as a man crushed by the weight of his actions, his inner world torn between duty and hopelessness. Sergey Sergeyevich Golubkov, an intellectual stranded in a foreign land, follows a path of loss and futile attempts to find footing in a new world where the past will not let go and the future seems elusive. Lyuska, his beloved, embodies feminine resilience and longing; her love and suffering become a symbol of the irresolvable conflict between personal happiness and historical catastrophe. Each character in "The Flight" is a separate drama, where the personal and the historical intertwine, and their development is a slow, painful realization of the impossibility of returning and the necessity of living despite loss and pain.
The Flight
Date of publication: 2 June 2025
Last updated: 30 June 2025
———Original titlerus. Бег · 1928
Genre: Drama