The October Revolution is underway. As the rebels are preparing to enter the Winter Palace, the Bolsheviks are rallying the Cossacks to their cause.
NB : When we identify an effect of meaning produced by the editing, we are already entering the realm of interpretation. The answers to this exercise propose a reasoned interpretation, but they are not the only ones possible. In the context of the whole film, some excerpts may take on additional meanings.
