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- ↑ "Вышел трейлер фильма «1984». Премьера — в апреле 2023" [The film trailer of "1984" has been released]. Afisha Weekend. 23 November 2022.
- ↑ Linar Gimashev (26 March 2023). "Появился второй трейлер фильма «1984» - первая экранизация на русском языке" [The second trailer of "1984" based on George Orwell's novel has been released - the first Russian-language film adaptation]. Plugged In.
- ↑ Yulia Danilchenko (5 December 2022). "Волгоградец Александр Обманов сыграл главную роль в экранизации «1984» Оруэлла" [Aleksandr Obmanov from Volgograd played the lead role in the film adaptation of Orwell's "1984"]. Komsomolskaya Pravda .
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