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The first art auction in Moscow conducted by Sotheby’s took place in the summer of 1988. It became a turning point in the history of contemporary Russian art, the first time that Soviet art collided head-on with the full
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The first art auction in Moscow conducted by Sotheby’s took place in the summer of 1988. It became a turning point in the history of contemporary Russian art, the first time that Soviet art collided head-on with the full
A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
The documentary series "Born in the USSR" is a unique chronology which began in 1989 and has continued for more than 30 years. The authors follow 20 children from different Republics of the former Soviet Union revisiting
This documentary, filmed in 1990, challenges American perceptions of perestroika and glasnost in the USSR. Through intimate discussions with Soviet citizens in their homes, the film explores their experiences during time
A group of young immigrants from Soviet Union live in a provincial Israeli town. In their new homeland the only person who follows them closely is the local policeman, family ties are wearing out day by day, and they do
“Black to USSR” opens a multi-episode epic about the dialogue between Africa and Russia. The project was launched in january 2022. it focuses on doctors, businessmen, politicians from the south african republic and mozam
Short film by Japanese filmmaker Jun’ichi Okuyama.
Reima Elo ends up trying to commit suicide when he is abandoned by his wife Molla. He is also the village's laughing stock due to his communism. At a critical moment, a Lenin lookalike from Russia named Vladimir rescues
An ordinary high school turns into an ordinary model of a totalitarian state. The trivial story of the mysterious theft of a VCR turns into a grotesque and gloomy farce when interim director Viktor Andreyevich, with a ca
A portrait of an abandoned Soviet military settlement that was neglected when the army personnel and their families left.
Born in the USSR: 21 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life today, aged 21.
Frontline correspondent Hedrick Smith, the award-winning host of “Inside Gorbachev’s USSR,” revisits the former Soviet Union to investigate how the institutions and people he filmed for his 1990 series are dealing with t
Frank accounts from eyewitnesses — a former police officer who worked with “night butterflies,” a Soviet prostitute, and a catering worker with over a hundred romantic stories behind her — are intertwined with analysis f
Born in the USSR:14 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life.
Born in the USSR: 28 Up follows the lives of people who grew up in the Soviet Union. They give an insight into Russian life today, aged 28.
From 1989 to 1991 a string of unpredictable events happened that brought to light the rivalry between two men: Gorbachev, hindered by the economic results of his perestroika, and Yeltsin, embodying the hopes of the Russi
In 2017, for the fifth time in London, a beauty contest was held among immigrant girls from the former republics of the Soviet Union-MISS USSR Great Britain. For six months, overcoming rivalry, political pressure, misund
A meditation on the time when the world watched as filmmaker Jonas Mekas' home country of Lithuania fought for independence. An immersion into the addictive grasp of the 24-hour news cycle, into a moment of major social
Seven Up series the first ever reality soap. The concept involves filming and getting to know a number of children, aged seven, across the nation. These children are then re-visited every 7 years to see how their lives a
The film tells about the aviation holiday in Tushino on July 8, 1951.