31.08.2018

Opera Sadko

Садко – это имя одного из героев русских легенд и древних былин (Sadko is the name of a hero from Russian legends and ancient heroic epic). […]
29.08.2018

Andrei Tarkovsky

Childhood Андрей Тарковский (Andrei Tarkovsky) was born on April 4th, 1932. His father, Arsenal Tarkovsky was a famous Russian poet, and his mother an actress. He […]
25.08.2018

A Russian Birthday

In Russia the traditional and widely spread “Happy birthday to you” is not so common. We have our own song which every children learn at an […]
21.08.2018

Victory Day – The Song

Девятое мая – День Победы! А для всех русских людей это особый день. Это день, когда закончилась Великая Отечественная война (May, 9 is Victory Day! And […]
05.08.2018

Russian Film: Prisoner of the Mountains

I’m always a bit nervous when it comes to watch a film based on a book. And so was I when I heard that Lev Tolstoi’s […]
01.08.2018

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Кавкаская Пленница, или Новые Приключения Шурика (Kidnapping, Caucasian Style) is a 1966 Soviet comedy directed by Леонид Гайдай (Leonid Gaidai). The film deals with the theme […]
29.07.2018

Tarkovsky’s Diploma Film “The Steamroller and the Violin”

The Steamroller and the Violin is Andrei Tarkovsky is diploma film at the State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) but was made at the Mosfilm studio at […]
23.07.2018

Russian Film: “Край” – The Edge

The Edge is a 2010 Russian drama directed by Alexei Uchitel
06.03.2017

Russian Film: “Кавказская Пленница” – “Kidnapping, Caucasian Style”

is a 1966 Soviet comedy directed by Леонид Гайдай (Leonid Gaidai)…
18.01.2017

“Burnt by the Sun”

In 1994, Nikita Mikhalov directed one of his most famous film “Утомлённые солнцем”…