They re taking the hobbits to Leningrad!
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A Soviet adaptation of
The Lord of the Rings once thought to have been lost for good was posted on YouTube last week to the delight of fans worldwide.
The film was originally aired in 1991 on the Leningrad Television Network and is believed to have been the only version of Tolkein’s beloved tale made in the Soviet Union. After Leningrad TV’s successor 5TV discovered the film in an archive, it posted the entire thing on YouTube in two parts part 1 is available here and part 2 right here.