1945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will more
1945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will later be called the Trial of the Century: the city is crowded with journalists, lawyers, translators, witnesses and many participants and employees of the process. close
During the Civil War in Russia a group of White Guard officers is trying to rescue the family of the tsar Nicholas II captured by Bolsheviks. The officers more
During the Civil War in Russia a group of White Guard officers is trying to rescue the family of the tsar Nicholas II captured by Bolsheviks. The officers face betrayal and fight a Red Army detachment sent to eliminate them. It is the Red Army commander against the head of the White Guard group. The only thing that matters is who will be the first to reach the tsar placed under arrest in Yekaterinburg... close
To ascend to the Russian throne, it was enough to be born into the royal family. To take up the post of General Secretary, it took a long way up the ranks more
To ascend to the Russian throne, it was enough to be born into the royal family. To take up the post of General Secretary, it took a long way up the ranks of the party hierarchy. What do you need to do to become President of Russia? In the documentary dedicated to the inauguration of the President, Vladimir Putin said: Alexander Yakovlev, Vladimir Bukovsky, Henry Reznik, Boris Vishnevsky, Ahmed Zakaev, Andrei Piontkovsky, Evgeny Kiselev, Ruslan Aushev, Sergey Dorenko, Georgy Satarov, Boris Berezovsky, Vitaly Korotic, Viktor Shenderovich, Boris Nemtsov and others. close
The fate of Yakov Dzhugashvili is not easy. Direct kinship with the "leader of peoples" has affected the career of a young man and the future. The relationship more
The fate of Yakov Dzhugashvili is not easy. Direct kinship with the "leader of peoples" has affected the career of a young man and the future. The relationship of an authoritarian father and a son who tried to get out of the shadows of his fame, from the very beginning, was not easy. Yakov’s war on general grounds went to the front, got into captivity, was tested by concentration camps.
In the historical drama "Jakov, Son of Stalin" the two main characters are the offspring of the Soviet leader and film director Leni Riefenstahl. The star of German documentary and Hitler’s favorite was commissioned to make a film about Dzhugashvili. It was to her that the hidden and lonely Jacob was able to trust his childhood memories and adventures in mature age, opening a tormented soul. close
An impressing war drama, a story of life and heroism of Naum Balapan - an academic psychiatrist, Doctor of Medicine, a chief doctor of the Sevastopol more
An impressing war drama, a story of life and heroism of Naum Balapan - an academic psychiatrist, Doctor of Medicine, a chief doctor of the Sevastopol psychiatric hospital since 1922. With the help of his wife he saved dozens of innocent people from Genocide during Nazi Occupation until his tragic death in 1942. close
Efim Kopelyan ("In a dead loop"), Vladislav Strzhelchik ("Civility Visit"), Vitaly Politseymako ("Sons") in the film-play "Rupture". Kronstadt 1917. Sailors more
Efim Kopelyan ("In a dead loop"), Vladislav Strzhelchik ("Civility Visit"), Vitaly Politseymako ("Sons") in the film-play "Rupture". Kronstadt 1917. Sailors of the revolutionary cruiser Zarya are preparing for a general armed uprising. The Kerensky government decided to disarm the ships. The crew of the ship drives away the delegates of the Provisional Government, refusing to obey. Commander of the cruiser. Bersenev takes the side of the sailors. Members of the Bersenev family experience this decision differently. So in the family of an old Russian intellectual happens RAZLOM. . . close
The Bolshevik-built kingdom collapsed 20 years ago, many myths about the revolution dissipated, but the debate still persists about how Lenin and a handful more
The Bolshevik-built kingdom collapsed 20 years ago, many myths about the revolution dissipated, but the debate still persists about how Lenin and a handful of comrades managed to completely upend the whole life of Russia on an autumn night in 1917. In February 1917, the 300-year-old monarchy fell. The Provisional Government and the Soviets began to fight each other, clearing the way for a third power. At that time no one knew that the third force, the Bolsheviks, was the only revolutionary party to the end, that Lenin was the future leader of the world proletariat, and that October 17 was a historical inevitability. close
40 years of space exploration is not only successful and unsuccessful launches, flights, landings on the moon or attempts of expeditions to distant worlds. more
40 years of space exploration is not only successful and unsuccessful launches, flights, landings on the moon or attempts of expeditions to distant worlds. It is also a fierce battle for space supremacy between two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. The battle was not just to prove that capitalism or socialism was better. Both sides were preparing for a real war in space and came up with, at first glance, absolutely fantastic things, many of which, due to secrecy, become known only after many years. Star Wars: Adult Games is a secret space movie. A space that has almost never been in the newspapers for 40 years. close
As the mass deportations of the Chechen and Ingush peoples begin in 1944, young Daud and Seda escape to the mountains. When they get back to their native more
As the mass deportations of the Chechen and Ingush peoples begin in 1944, young Daud and Seda escape to the mountains. When they get back to their native village, however, they witness a horrifying war crime. close
Spring of 1584. The Magi predict the death of King John within 24 hours. Warring boyars are rebelling and are ready to unite against Boris Godunov. The more
Spring of 1584. The Magi predict the death of King John within 24 hours. Warring boyars are rebelling and are ready to unite against Boris Godunov. The royal court is in turmoil. The already unstable moral principles become completely unbridled. Moscow is filled with violence, drunken orgies and the wild revelry of tsarist power. close
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some more
Young prince Aleksandr has to hold out against two enemies - the Horde in the east and the Teutonic order and Sweden in the west. He discovers that some boyars are plotting against him and are ready to betray Novgorod to the Swedes and the Germans to boost their trade. Meanwhile, his best friend falls under suspicion, as somebody tries to poison the young prince at his own wedding feast. Aleksandr has no way out - to defend his people against the invaders and to find the true poisoner. close
The second part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film depicts the life and reign of Prince Vladimir more
The second part of Bulat Mansurov's planned epic film series; “The Saga of the Ancient Bulgars". The film depicts the life and reign of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich of Kiev, known in legends as Vladimir the Red Sun. The story begins in 972 AD, after the death of his father, Grand Prince Svyatoslav, which ignites a power struggle among Vladimir and his brothers. The film emphasizes that Russian princes only succeeded when they maintained good relations with the Bulgars and other steppe nations. It also depicts Vladimir's reflection on his rise to power upon receiving the book "The Ladder" in 1005, ten years after his conversion to Christianity. close
The basis of the painting “Game in Modern” was the story Ivan Bunin "Elagin's cornet case." At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries flourished Art Nouveau more
The basis of the painting “Game in Modern” was the story close
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the more
The aftermath of a shocking explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power station made hundreds of people sacrifice their lives to clean up the site of the catastrophe and to successfully prevent an even bigger disaster that could have turned a large part of the European continent into an uninhabitable exclusion zone. This is their story. close
Blockade Leningrad, December 31. In the country house of the Resurrection, living "in a special situation," six people and a chicken gather, who no one more
Blockade Leningrad, December 31. In the country house of the Resurrection, living "in a special situation," six people and a chicken gather, who no one can cook. Previously, the cook was engaged in this, but the Voskresenskys were taken away from her on the eve - hard times came on the outside, and the situation is also difficult inside: the youngest son brought a hungry girl, the eldest daughter of an unknown man for whom she is going to marry. Before the New Year there are few minutes left, and the number of problems grows snowball. close
The film consists of five short stories that reflect five stages (1947 — 1950 — 1957 — 1967 — 1982) the action programs of the heroine of the film, from more
The film consists of five short stories that reflect five stages (1947 — 1950 — 1957 — 1967 — 1982) the action programs of the heroine of the film, from the age of fifteen, rushed to a typical goal for that time — to smile from the front page of a central newspaper. Her fate is not simple: unhappy love, life with the unloved, a labor colony, love again, then love in return, earthquakes, fires, devastation. The heroine is getting closer to the goal and nothing can stop her.. close
Director Oleg Fesenko presents the historical and adventure drama Red Ice. The Khanty saga. Screenplay of the film "Red Ice". The Khanty Saga is based more
Director Oleg Fesenko presents the historical and adventure drama Red Ice. The Khanty saga.
Screenplay of the film "Red Ice". The Khanty Saga is based on the historical drama “The Mother of God in Bloody Snows” by Yeremey Aipin. The plot is based on historical events occurring in Eastern Siberia in the 30s of the twentieth century. The small northern people, the Khanty, refused to obey the new power of the Soviets and rebelled against it. Red Army detachments were equipped to pacify the rebels, which made the white snow of the Khanty land red. close
Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds more
Soviet Georgia, 1983. Preparations for Nika and Ana's wedding are in full swing and it's a big day for both of their elite families. For the newlyweds and their friends, however, the celebrations are in fact part of a cover-up, as they plot an audacious escape from the Soviet Union. close
The life was cruel with Ivas. The landlord sent him at war, and his girlfriend – in the house of ill fame. In the troops an ordinary peasant gets acquainted more
The life was cruel with Ivas. The landlord sent him at war, and his girlfriend – in the house of ill fame. In the troops an ordinary peasant gets acquainted with an ideological revolutionary and becomes inspired with the feeling of inequity to the existing social structure. And when the time comes to return to the native village, he will make the sir pays by his blood for all wrong-doings against the peasants. A film based on works and biography of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko (1814 - 1861). close
The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has more
The early Middle Ages. A time of heavy swords and dark blood law. The ruling clan is in discord. The guilt for the accidental death of the brother has fallen on the Grand Duke. According to the law, revenge must be taken by the younger brother, a bastard. For the refusal to kill, he has to pay with eve- rything he had, because “for peace you need more swords than for a war”... close