The Funeral of Vera Kholodnaya Похороны Веры Холодной (1919)

This public domain film is a special newsreel created by Pyotr Chardynin to honor the career of Vera Kholodnaya. Kholodnaya had become Russia&most important actor in her time, but the Spanish Flu brought about a quick end to her career when she fled the Russian Civil War. Her funeral drew hundreds of adoring fans to Odessa, and Chardynin filmed part of the event. The newsreel was widely distributed in Russia and Eastern Europe, even after the formation of the Soviet Union.