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Trust

Trust (; ) is a 1976 Finnish-Soviet historical drama film directed by Edvin Laine and Viktor Tregubovich. The film portrays the events leading up to the Finnish Declaration of Independence from Russia in 1917 and especially the role of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in them. The main roles are played by Kirill Lavrov as Lenin and Vilho Siivola as P. E. Svinhufvud.

Plot

Trust takes place at the end of December 1917, when the Finnish delegation has traveled to St. Petersburg to seek recognition for the Finland's independence. Finnish Prime Minister P. E. Svinhufvud with diplomats Carl Enckell and Gustaf Idman has to decide whether to seek recognition of independence from the Bolshevik government, and Bolshevik leader V. I. Lenin has to choose accordingly whether to recognize the independence of bourgeois Finland. The main part of the plot consists of flashback scenes, which on the one hand describe the central events of Finland's struggle for autonomy and independence, and on the other hand the shaping of Lenin's nationality policy and personal relationship with Finland in the years 1899–1917.