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43 movies and shows
Battleship Potemkin
Thu, 24 Dec 1925
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.
Shark Side of the Moon
Fri, 12 Aug 2022
Decades ago, the USSR developed unkillable sharks and launched them to the moon. Today, a team of American astronauts will endure the fight of their lives.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
Mon, 28 Feb 2022
Thirty-six years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in Soviet Ukraine, newly uncovered archival footage and recorded interviews with those who were present paint an emotional and gripping portrait of the extent and gravity of the disaster and the lengths to which the Soviet government went to cover up the incident, including the soldiers sent in to “liquidate” the damage. Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unvarnished true story of what happened in one of the least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.
An Englishman Abroad
Tue, 29 Nov 1983
Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess. Based on a true story, with Ms. Browne playing herself.
Gogol Online: Stalin's Funeral
Thu, 22 Dec 2016
On the same day that Stalin was buried, Sergei Prokofiev's funeral took place completely unnoticed. And if the farewell to the composer quietly went against the backdrop of the farewell to the dictator that swept the whole country, then in the play everything is the opposite - Prokofiev's music is in the center, and it is interrupted by the stories of those people who would probably ignore Stalin's funeral and went to say goodbye to the great composer.
State of Weightlessness
Sat, 28 May 1994
A documentary charting the rigors of the Russian space program, where the symbol of national pride would justify the most demanding training conditions.
The Way Back
Mon, 22 Nov 2010
A small band of multicultural convicts stages a daring escape from a WWII-era Siberian gulag, and embarks on a treacherous journey across five countries in a desperate race for freedom and survival.
The Zitar Family
Tue, 22 May 1990
The epic film is based on the motifs of Vilis Lācis' novel "The Zītari Family". The tragedy of the Zītari family is a model of Latvian national history. With the beginning of World War I, the patriarchal way of life of Captain Andrejs and his wife Alvīne, their children Kārlis, Ings, Ernests, Elza and Janka changes, with years spent at work and in rare, modest celebrations. Kārlis voluntarily goes to the front, Ingus disappears without a trace on long sea voyages. Not wanting to live in the territory occupied by the German army, the Zītari evacuate to the distant Altai region. The unusually difficult living conditions and the drastically changing political situation of the post-revolutionary period also affect each member of the Zītari family. When the opportunity arises to return to Latvia, Andrejs and Alvīne are no longer among the living. The old sailor's nest has collapsed and the young Zītari are no longer able to preserve their father's house - all the property is stolen.
To Kill the Scorpion
Fri, 15 Feb 1991
On a certain remote island within the country, there is a prison zone where inmates are forced to mine ore. In one of the island’s caves, dinosaur bones are discovered. A sophisticated lady from the capital is invited to study the find, and a brave local guard, Sergeant A. Peskov, is assigned to escort her. Meanwhile, a ruthless crime boss known by the fearsome nickname "Scorpion," along with a group of hardened convicts, is secretly plotting an escape from the zone...
Two Prosecutors
Fri, 03 Oct 2025
In 1937, amidst Stalin's Great Terror, a newly appointed prosecutor for the USSR is made aware of alleged corruption in the Secret Police, and takes it upon himself to investigate.
Brave Inspector Mamochkin
Thu, 10 Nov 1977
A story how traffic inspector Mamochkin punished someone who had disturbed public order.
Long Days, Short Weeks....
Tue, 01 Jan 1980
The telefilm tells about young people of the late 70s and their choice of their life path.
Karl Marx und seine Erben
Sat, 28 Apr 2018
Over the past hundred years, dramatic social upheavals have taken place in the name of Karl Marx's theories. In Western Europe, the student movement of 1968 and the Eurocommunists were inspired. And in recent times, the thinker has experienced a renaissance.
The Great Space Voyage
Wed, 05 Nov 1975
Three youngsters have to take command of a space flight when their adult captain comes down sick and is forced to quarantine himself.
The Age of Kommunalki
Sat, 23 Nov 2013
A unique documentary about an inheritance of communism. An hidden world: the world of Kommunalki. In Saint Petersburg a lot of different people of different ages, culture and background live together in rooms inside big flats where they share common areas as the kitchen and the bathroom. This happens for 100 years... Since the October Revolution.
USSR (1917-1991)
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
Experimental short film that explores the rise and decline of the Soviet Union, from the revolutionary spark of 1917 to the challenges and sacrifices endured during World War II, until its dissolution in 1991.
Iron Princess
Fri, 23 Dec 1988
A musical fairy tale film for children about how important it is to protect the heart from indifference and laziness and reveals a modern problem: in order to change something, you must, first of all, rebuild yourself. In this, the heroes of the fairy tale are helped by a wise, kind Dwarf who fights Rust and Mold who tries to own the thoughts and feelings of children.
Test of a clean hydrogen bomb with a yield of 50 megatons
Sun, 31 Dec 1961
Documentary movie about testing of the largest nuclear weapon in history, the Tsar Bomba. Declassified and made available to the public in 2020.
The Forgotten Shadows
Invalid Date
A film based on the event of the first three seasons of of the series "Stranger Things" Season 3. Early Winter, 1985. Presumed dead by the world, Jim Hopper finds himself trapped in a secret gulag, the Pot’ma Camp. Haunted by visions of his past, Hopper struggles to survive days after days in the camp. Until Dmitri Antonov, a guard also tormented by his own demons, offers him a chance to escape.