Lenin in Paris: A Revolutionary's Story

Sergey Yutkevich follows Lenin through his years of exile in Paris, arguing tactics with fellow revolutionaries in cafes and drifting through his attachment to Inessa Armand. The film treats the future Soviet leader as a working exile and closes with a leap forward to 1917.

Why it's free: Free on Mosfilm's own channel; Mosfilm holds the rights to the Soviet-era library it publishes.