Property of the Republic (Russian: Достоя́ние респу́блики, romanized: Dostoyanie respubliki) is a 1971 Soviet two-part adventure film directed by Vladimir Bychkov.

[4] Tarakanov, managing the estate of Prince Tikhvinsky, with the help of the former court fencing teacher Shilovsky and homeless boy Keshka, steals from abandoned mansion collection of paintings and sculptures.

In 1918, Soviet authorities seize a valuable art collection from the estate of Prince Tikhvinsky and transport it to Petrograd.

He ends up in a Petrograd orphanage, where he meets an adventurous man named Shilovsky, known as "The Marquis," who grows fond of him.

Marquis performs as a sharpshooter, with Innokentiy as his assistant, while Tarakanov manages the cash and hides the collection in his locked wagon.

Marquis, disguised as a crippled beggar, infiltrates the bandits’ monastery hideout, attempting to steal the wagon but is also captured.

In the ensuing chaos, Innokentiy frees Ovchinnikov, and they take refuge in the monastery bell tower, holding off the bandits until Red Army cavalry and circus performers arrive to rescue them.