Russia
ORANGE REVOLUTIONPolitical Science Media Studies Eastern Europe Russia 2007
An in-depth look at Ukraine's historic Orange Revolution. Assembled from over 300 hours of original footage and archival materials, featuring penetrating interviews with key players, this documentary chronicles one of the most successful non-violent revolutions in decades.
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SONIAArt History Women's Studies Russia Performing Arts Jewish Studies Eastern Europe Cultural Studies Architecture 2007 Directed by Women
A magical portrait of Russia's revolutionary artistic avant-garde - Mayakovsky, Voloshin, Blok, Malevich, Tatlin - through the life of Sonia Dymshitz-Tolstaya, an impassioned artist whose life reflected the social upheavals of her time. She was one of the few Jewish women who became part of this inner circle.
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IN MEMORIAM: ALEXANDER LITVINENKORussia Political Science Eastern Europe Criminal & Law Media Studies Islamic Studies Terrorism Studies 2007 Directed by Women
Begun nearly two years before his death, this fascinating documentary offers a meticulous account of the life and final days of ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died of radiation poisoning in November 2006. In the process, it provides extraordinary insight into the current political climate in Russia.
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IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESSRussia Jewish Studies Eastern Europe Aging / Gerontology
A beautiful and poetic film about the last remaining Jews in Birobidzhan, the world's first Jewish autonomous region, established in a distant corner of Siberia in the 1920s.
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RIVER OF TIMEScience Russia Physical Science Europe Eastern Europe
A poetic journey into the groundbreaking theories of Russian scientist Igor Novikov, renowned for his work in astrophysics and amazing theories on the concept of time.
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UNDER FIRE: Soviet Women Combat Veterans Of World War IIWomen's Studies Sociology Russia Europe Eastern Europe Directed by Women
Under Fire captures powerful first-person accounts by five decorated Soviet women as they describe stepping into a man’s world and fighting amid blood and death.
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K. MALEVICH: TRANSFIGURATIONRussia Eastern Europe Art History
Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935), a Russian painter best known for his founding in 1913 of the Suprematism movement, is one of the founding fathers of the avant-garde. This video portrays the vision of this innovative artist whose aesthetic ideas revolutionized customary perceptions of the fine arts.
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THE BALLAD OF BERING STRAITMusic Russia Directed by Women
This cinéma-vérité documentary, shot in high definition video, follows seven Russian teenagers who came to America to become country music stars.
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SUMMER IN IVYEEastern Europe Jewish Studies Peace & Conflict Russia Performing Arts Sociology Directed by Women
The Soviet Union had recently collapsed, food was scarce, but spirits were high. The tiny dirt road town was turned upside down with audiences and media from every corner of the world—and those involved in the production that summer in Ivye were forever changed.
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L'CHAYIM, COMRADE STALIN!World History Sociology Russia Jewish Studies Eastern Europe Immigration
Traces the history of Birobidzhan, the capital of the Soviet Union's Jewish Autonomous Region, from 1928 to the present.
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THE JEWISH STEPPESociology Russia Jewish Studies Eastern Europe
Documents the tragic history of an agrarian commune established in the Soviet Union during the Twenties.
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RUSSIA FOR SALE: THE ROUGH ROAD TO CAPITALISMSociology Russia Political Science Economics Eastern Europe Directed by Women
Tells the compelling stories of three Russians against the backdrop of the former Soviet
Union's breakup and historic transition from Communism to Capitalism.
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