Defence Counsel Sedov is a powerful drama set in Soviet Union. The story revolves around a defense counsel who fights against injustice and repression. Sedov, the protagonist, takes on a challenging case that involves a train accident and the bureaucratic system. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers the truth behind the accident and the corrupt forces at play. With the lives of innocent people at stake, Sedov must navigate through a web of lies and manipulation to seek justice. This film highlights the struggle of an individual against a system that is designed to oppress and suppress its own people. It showcases the power of determination and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
The legendary commander of the Civil War, the winner of Wrangel arrives in the capital at the call of Stalin. In the capital, he is perplexed to learn that the Politburo at a special meeting decided to force him to operate on a long-standing ulcer. The attending physician is convinced that the operation is not needed, but, obeying party discipline, the old Bolshevik lies on the operating table.
The modest notary at the symphony orchestra of Gen Munkin did not like his mother-in-law. She was especially repelled by his work. Having identified her son-in-law as a loader in a butcher shop, she did not expect that the first piece of meat taken out by Gena from the store would end up in the circus...
The fascinating and tumultuous lives of Mikhail, Boris and Denis Kaufman (better known as Dziga Vertov) are the focus of this powerful documentary. Using rare archival footage from Russian state film archives and private collections, the brothers' lives and art are traced from Bialystok to Moscow, Paris, and Hollywood.
The film "Who left the Light ..." is dedicated to the memory of theater director, theater and film actor Vladimir Ageev. He has been called "the main alchemist of modern filmmaking." A student of Anatoly Vasiliev, Vladimir Ageev paved his own path in art. His search and research led him to create his own creative style, to the "Theater of Mystery and Joy". The film uses archival recordings of the director's rehearsals, fragments from performances.
Oscar is the story of the life of the famous artist Oscar Rabin against the background of three decades of Soviet history; it is a story about a successful experience of standing up against a regime with the help of paint and brushes. It is the story of non-violent resistance against evil, of the boundaries of compromise, about how people try to maintain their inner freedom when they are living in a country that is not very free. The film uses many unique newsreels and other archival materials being shown for the first time. Along with Oscar Rabin, featured in the fim are Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Vladimir Sorokin, Evgeny Kisin, Boris Akunin, Maya Turovskaya, Vladimir Paperny, Erik Bulatov, Oleg Tselkov, Vitaly Komar, Vyacheslav Ivanov, Mihail Chemiakin, Igor Guberman, Donald Rayfield, and Adam Michnik.
In Search of a Lost Paradise is a captivating documentary that delves into the untold stories of an artist struggling to find solace and expression in post-Soviet Russia. The film takes viewers on a poignant journey through the complex layers of history, art, and personal sacrifice, as the artist's brush strokes reveal the shared dreams and suppressed realities of a nation in transition.
About two of the most popular writers of Soviet Russia in the 20s, who largely determined the image of Russian literature of the twentieth century. About their lives, joys, dramas and genuine tragedies.
The author's understanding of the causal mechanism of self-destruction of ideological Bolshevism and the country as a whole.
The rise and fall of the Soviet Jewish Autonomous Region
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