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'''Description of Artwork:''' Askoldov's film, ''The Commissar'', is about a pregnant revolutionary commissar who takes refuge with a Jewish family during the Russian Revolution just prior to her delivery. After her son is born, the town is overtaken by the counter-revolutionary White Army. She flees the town and her son to rejoin her regiment. The film also depicts the Jewish family's fate during the holocaust. ''The Commissar'' was produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. | '''Description of Artwork:''' Askoldov's film, ''The Commissar'', is about a pregnant revolutionary commissar who takes refuge with a Jewish family during the Russian Revolution just prior to her delivery. After her son is born, the town is overtaken by the counter-revolutionary White Army. She flees the town and her son to rejoin her regiment. The film also depicts the Jewish family's fate during the holocaust. ''The Commissar'' was produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Russian Revolution. <P> | ||