An examination of the life and work of revered Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, this film draws heavily on footage taken on the set of his final production, *The Sacrifice*. Featuring interviews with the filmmaker, the documentary looks at Tarkovsky's meticulous creative process and uncompromising vision. The production also addresses his untimely death and includes anecdotes from his widow, which shed more light on Tarkovsky's dedication to his...

Vladimir Lenin (speaking Russian) was the main theoretician and practical leader of the Bolsheviks. He was voted the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR. Leon Trotsky was a Communist theorist, prolific writer, and leader in the 1917 Russian Revolution. Josef Stalin (speaking Russian) was the General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party and a key leader in World War II.

An in-depth investigation into the working process of Konstantin Stanislavski, who managed to maintain his inner freedom and true artistry within the harsh boundaries of the Soviet system, all thanks to the power of his prodigious talent. The best and brightest of Russian and British theatre, from Kirill Serebrennikov to Yury Butusov to Marina Brusnikina, Declan Donnellan, Katie Mitchell and Lev Dodin express their inexhaustible admiration for Stanislavski...

1963. In the heat of the Cold War, the USSR launch the ambitious mission of completing mankind's first walk in outer space.

The work "poetics" was created by Classical Greek polymath, known as the founder of classical logic, Aristotle (384-322 BC). Aristotle is the greatest of philosophers of the ancient world, whose authority was unshakeable in the Middle Ages too, when the church rejected all heritage of ancient Greece as a pagan one. In his philosophical conception there already were many elements of materialism.

At the beginning of glorious days is the second part of a two-part film that started with The youth of Peter the Great. Both parts were released in the Soviet Union in 1980 and are based on a novel, Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by Russian director Sergey Gerasimov. The movie is considered to be a classic of Russian historical cinema. With no access to the sea, Russia suffers great losses in foreign trade. Peter tries...

Moscow 1955. Stalin has been dead two years, but not even Khrushchev's thaw can prevent Komsomol shock troops from hounding hipsters (stilyagi), fans of American jazz, culture and fashion. The student Mels, a Komsomol member, meets Polya, a hipster, while conducting a raid on a hipster hangout. Mels falls in love with Polya while his Communist comrade harbors romantic feelings for him. Mels ingratiates himself into Polya's group of hipsters who meet...

In 1927, before the 15th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), the United Left Opposition, in accordance with the party's charter, tried to state in detail its position and proposals for correcting the policy of building a socialist society. However, it failed to publish its platform, and the opposition was condemned only on the basis of indiscriminate accusations. This document ("Statement of the Thirteen", or "Draft Platform of...