Movies: Nikolay Burlyaev

A story of Igor Kurchatov - a father of Soviet nuclear weapons....

New York police lieutenant Rita Evans arrives in Russia on an exchange program. She's assigned to spend the weekend with Captain Andreev Varlamov of the local militia. A criminal gang, trying to blackmail Varlamov, mistakenly kidnaps Rita instead of ...

Set in 1941 during World War II the film involves the lives of Volodya, Vanya, Galya and Nyusha and how this conflict has affected these children, portraying their struggles, resilience, and the enduring memories that shape their lives....

The mystery of the "hero of Lermontov's time" first appears before us, as a rule, during our school years and is easily solved in a typical three-page essay. Over time, however, this mystery becomes increasingly interesting and complex....

Fim scholar Vida T. Johnson, co-author of 'The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky: A Visual Fugue, discusses the significance of 'Ivan's Childhood' in Tarkovsky's body of work....

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