Nikita Vershinin, opera by Russian prolific composer Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky as staged by the USSR Bolshoi Theatre. The libretto of this opera written by S. Tsesin based on the story and play "Armoured Train 14 - 69" by V. Ivanov. The opera reveals a panorama of Civil War in Siberia. Photo shows: Scene from Act One. 1956 Supplied By: SCRSS - Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies.