The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
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A compilation of newsreels shot between 1913 and 1917 - the years leading up to the Russian Revolution.
Esfir Shub
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Wings of a Serf
Wings of a Serf4.6/101926HDThis SovKino production was a major early experiment in Soviet historical film about the oprichnina period of Muscovite history, combining the...
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Prostitute
Prostitute4.4/101927HDA bold study on the dangers of prostitution in the Soviet Union in the 1920s. It's sort of dramatic fiction that tells the story of Lyuba, which...
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The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification
The Komsomol - Chief of Electrification6.4/101932HDIn this pioneering documentary, one of the earliest Soviet sound films, Shub shot a contemporary chronicle of the progress of establishing...
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Spain
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Today
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The Great Road
The Great Road1/101927HDThe Great Road is a 1927 Soviet silent documentary film directed by Esfir Shub. It is the second in Esfir Shub's trilogy of films that began with The...
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After the Facts
After the Facts0/102018HDIn the early years of cinema, editors were usually women. This short documentary looks at how they wielded power, and how their work was made...
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Native Land
Native Land10/101942HDA commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the October Revolution, Native Land praises the early years of the Soviet Union.
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Abrek Zaur
Abrek Zaur5/101926HDThe dashing mountaineer Zaur (B. Bestaev) kills a Russian "imperialist" thereby becoming an abrek, member of a roving band of outlaws.
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Esfir Shub In Close-up
Esfir Shub In Close-up0/101972HDThe film tells about the life and work of the outstanding figure of Russian cinema Esfir Ilyinichna Shub.
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Turkey at the Turning Point
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On the Other Side of the Araks
On the Other Side of the Araks6/101947HDPropaganda film presenting the Soviet side of the Iran crisis of 1946 and the short-lived Azerbaijan People's Government.
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Hoy ( Segodnya )
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The Gentlefolks of Skotinin
The Gentlefolks of Skotinin0/101927HDA comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is...
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Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II
Lev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II0/101928HDLev Tolstoy and the Russia of Nicolai II is a 1928 Soviet silent documentary film directed by Esfir Shub. The film is considered lost. Lev Tolstoy...
