People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box. Kevin Spacey
The story of the flower
Prima Ballerina of the Big Theater Maya Plisetskaya
The only weapon I had was my dancing. With that I fought like a general without an army. If I could have saved all the energy I wasted on my struggle it would have sufficed me to cover a dozen balllets. Maya Plisetskaya
Soviet Hollywood
The history of Mosfilm began on January 30, 1924 - 95 years ago. During this time, the cinema concern raised many famous actors and directors and released more than 2.5 thousand films. Among them are favorite pictures of the Soviet and Russian spectators: “Love and Doves”, “Gentlemen of Fortune”, “Girls”, “Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession” and many others.
Union of Salvation
Russian troops occupied Paris. Russia became the first power of the world. Now everything seems possible. Young winners, guards officers, are confident that equality and freedom will come - here and now. For this, they are ready to sacrifice everything — position, wealth, love, life ... and the country itself.
“Amphibian Man” by Chebotaryov and Kazansky
Before falling into the hands of Vladimir Chebotarev, the script was gathering dust for about 10 years on the shelf of Lenfilm. In the 1940s moviemakers even tried to film it in Hollywood, but due to technical limitations associated with the features of underwater filming, the script remained unclaimed for a long time.
A girl who sees life in different colors
At first glance, Irina seems to be an ordinary student of the journalism department, but having learned her closer, you will understand that she is a proof of the phrase “a talented person is talented in everything”.
“The Roaring Twenties” in Paris
Returning to life after the First World War was accompanied in Paris by a stormy cultural and social breakthrough. The fashion has changed radically, jazz and art deco, broadcasting, mechanical engineering, cinema becoming widespread. In France, this time is called "The Roaring Twenties".
Aesthetics of the Moscow subway
The Moscow Subway is not only the transport artery, but it is also the image of the industrial progress of the whole country, it is a symbol of economic power.
The Hero that I want to be
“Some sort of pressure must exist; the artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as a man wouldn’t look for harmony but would simply live in it. Art is born out of an ill-designed world.” ― Andrei Tarkovsky
Soviet actors on a “Life” magazine cover
A tour of Mosfilm, home of big-spectacle movies.
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