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RUSSIA AND AMERICAUrban Studies Sociology Russia Economics Eastern Europe American Studies
Focuses on the Russian city of Ekaterinburg as a case-study illustration of the former
Soviet Union's difficult transition from a socialist to a capitalist economy.
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SPIRIT OF A PEOPLE: A NEW PORTRAIT OF RUSSIAFamily Relations Sociology Cultural Studies Russia
Chronicles recent changes in Russia, from before the 1991 coup attempt and focusing on
life today in post-Soviet Russia.
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DISGRACED MONUMENTSWorld History Sociology Political Science Eastern Europe Art History Russia Directed by Women
Featuring rare archival footage and
interviews with sculptors, art historians, gallery and museum directors, this video
examines how monuments connect us with the past, how they are destroyed and new
ones raised at times of social cataclysm, and how every turning point in society has begun
history anew in a struggle with old monuments.
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PERSONAL BELONGINGSWorld History Sociology Russia Political Science Eastern Europe
Filmmaker Steven Bognar documents the story of his father, Bela, who, as a young
Hungarian idealist, took up arms against Soviet tanks in the streets of Budapest in 1956.
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THE EMPIRE OF THE STROGANOFFSWorld History Eastern Europe Russia
Chronicles the 500-year history of the Stroganoff family in Russia, showing how the Stroganoffs cultivated their style in everything from architecture, icon painting, and applied art, to home life and even cuisine.
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BLUE AND WHITEEastern Europe Jewish Studies Middle Eastern Studies Russia Directed by Women
Traces the struggles of five Soviet Jewish Refuseniks and their families, from the origins
of their desire to emigrate from the Soviet Union to their recent resettlement in Israel.
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THE STATE RUSSIAN MUSEUMRussia Eastern Europe Art History
This video offers a fascinating tour through the world's largest repository of Russian art,
comprising some 400,000 exhibits covering the thousand-year period of Russian history.
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SERGEI EISENSTEIN IN ALMA-ATA 1941-1944Cinema Studies Russia Eastern Europe
This video chronicles a crucial period in the life of the great Soviet filmmaker, Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948), when he left Moscow during WWII for the Kazakhstan capital to film Ivan the Terrible (1943).
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