"e;Chapaev"e; is the most popular film of the Soviet era. Directed by Georgi and Sergei V...

Abram Room's daring 1927 film is the story of a m nage trois - one woman, two men - set in a 19...

Culture and media institutions are part of the Soviet establishment, yet also head the counter-cu...

This work maps the rich, varied cinema of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former USSR. Over 200 en...

This work maps the rich, varied cinema of Eastern Europe, Russia and the former USSR. Over 200 en...

Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 Ivan’s Childhood marked a pivotal moment for Soviet ‘poetic c...

Fedor Bondarchuk’s 2013 blockbuster film Stalingrad shattered box-office records and ...

Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1962 Ivan’s Childhood marked a pivotal moment for Soviet ‘poetic c...

Balabanov’s Brother (1997) made a mark on the new Russia’s film history as its hero D...

Balabanov’s Brother (1997) made a mark on the new Russia’s film history as its hero D...

KinoSputniks closely analyse some key films from the history of Russian and Soviet cinema. Writte...

Gogol's most famous short story, first published in 1842, has attracted unrivalled attention, bot...