Review: Beljakovin talvi

BELYAKOV AND THE TAISTO PEOPLE

Belyakov’s Winter Drama
is based on the
The University’s Political History
Professor Kimmo Rentola
to the book Revolution
ghost to the investigations, the play of which
has written the script
long-term (1992-2007)
Turku City Theatre
Director Ilpo Tuomarila. Immediately
At the outset, it should be noted that from recent history
interested
From the viewer’s point of view, the play
is a great choice for the Helsinki
City Theatre’s versatile
supply. History-based
The play is always
low risk for its creators, because
The history itself is rarely unambiguous
and there are interpretations
several. Belyakov’s winter is one of the
interpretation and also certainly,
at least partially, fictional
like that.

The play has several levels,
but the main levels run
On the one hand, the radicals of the 70’s
in the lives of left-wing youth
and its development and elsewhere
At the top of Finland’s political ranks
in the inner circle. At the mega level
Urho Kekkonen
“institution” and the Soviet Union
relationship.

At the personal level,
Kekkonen (Antti Litja) and
unnamed
Vuorineuvos (Aarno Sulkanen)
friendship and discussion
About the future of Finland.
Kekkonen is depicted as an old man,
but the Finnish
as a master, although it starts
slight uncertainty to detect.
Will everything go anyway
relations with the East from Finland’s point of view
in a good direction.
The play depicts the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Väinö Leskinen
and Kekkonen
strongly so that Kekkonen
Run away from the widow
and Leskinen doesn’t seem to
either notice it or
caring. True or false?

Helsinki Soviet Union
the embassy’s relationship with Finland
mirrored Belyakov’s
(Pekka Laiho), who
befriends Foreign Minister Väinö
Leskinen (Pertti Koivula)
and finally get this
almost on his leash, demanding
from him always more and more
More loyalty than a superpower
and indicates
if necessary, the Soviet Union’s
strength and disappointments of Finland’s
domestic policy.

Young Left Radicals
were real in the -70’s
radicals and their own line
interpreters. In their opinion,
was very simple
change the world for the better
and live as an equal. The play
radical youth (Vuokko
Hovatta, Niko Saarela, Marja
Salo, Hannes Suominen and
Sami Uotila) are so credible,
That is exactly the kind of
They were then. Society
that require structural changes,
but so black and white
and only one narrow
looking in the opposite direction. If young people
are unsure of their ideologies at the beginning
strength, they get
Confirmation Ambassador
From Belyakov on the right line
and ideology.

I’m generally against
the form of presentation
which seems to be the theatre’s
very much in the field of
fashion, i.e. moving
to support the play.
I haven’t seen it once
that it still works, it is always
has rather disturbed
watching the play. Now
works and that’s because
Moving image was used on stage
events, and not
On the contrary. Authentic images
in the back strengthened the atmosphere and
says a lot about the time when the same
time on the theatre stage
The actual thing happens.

Helsinki City Theatre
marches once again
Strong enough for the stage
acting skills that almost
The three-hour performance is
great theatrical enjoyment from start to finish.


Katariina Kirjavainen’s excellent
set design, which Risto
Heikkerö’s lighting design
nicely supports, creates for the play
the more suitable visual
framework.

In three words, I recommend.
I liked it very much.