Movies: Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi

Mzago is an adventurous Khevsurian highlander who is fascinated by the radio, embraces changing times and sets off to the big city. Her suitor, Gela, is a less adventurous Khevsurian who decides to follow her....

Namus (Armenian: Նամուս, meaning "honor") is a 1925 silent film by Hamo Beknazarian, based on Alexander Shirvanzade's 1885 novel of the same name, which denounces the despotic rites and customs of Caucasian families. It is widely recognized as the fi...

Komsomol member Mansume Musaeva graduates from university and goes to work in the oil industry in Baku with her husband. The couple engage in cultural and educational work among the backward population, especially among women. They are opposed by old...