January 01, 2021 Mikhail Romm By Tamara Eidelman Mikhail Romm is remembered by everyone who ever worked with him with tenderness and affection. Yet it is hard not to wonder how differently his life and work might have turned out had it not been for the exigencies of Russian and Soviet history. Film & TV History
January 01, 2021 Movies, Modernism, and Moscow Archaeology By The Editors News items on an Oscar contender, a respected doctor, renovation of Tula, and a Kremlin dig. Architecture Film & TV History Travel
December 29, 2020 VR-Series from the ISS By Margaret Godwin-Jones Roscosmos is partnering with foreign space agencies and film studios to create the world’s biggest VR-series on board the ISS. Film & TV Space Russia File
December 23, 2020 Best Shows of This (We Think?) Year By Margaret Godwin-Jones Russians responded to a poll about the most popular movies of 2020, but were generally unable to determine the best ones of this year. Film & TV Statistics Russia File
December 16, 2020 Shrek Lives in Kirov Oblast By Griffin Edwards Russia has everything, including Shrek's house. Environment Film & TV Media Rural Life Russia File
November 23, 2020 Best Film on Russia this Year By The Editors It is just over six minutes long, but "In Russia" is the finest film on Russia we have seen all year. It will have you itching for travel again. Film & TV Geography Regions Travel Russia File
November 06, 2020 How Leo Tolstoy Shaped the Modern Melodrama By Tim Brinkhof On the 110th anniversary of Lev Tolstoy's death, we look back at his link to cinema: Tolstoy is more closely linked to the history of the cinema than any other writer of his time. Film & TV History Literature
November 01, 2020 News and Noteworthy By The Editors News from around Russia, on everything from bicycles to Bunin, from mystery graves to trolleybuses. Cities & Towns Film & TV Literature
October 28, 2020 New Kino Clip By Margaret Godwin-Jones The musical group Kino has released a new music video with archive vocals from Victor Tsoy. Film & TV Music Russia File
October 16, 2020 Netflix Buys Russian Show By Margaret Godwin-Jones Netflix spent a record amount for Russia on acquiring this TV show. Film & TV News Russia File
October 13, 2020 Cheburashka to Hit the Big Screen By Griffin Edwards One of the Soviet Union's most iconic characters is set to make his movie debut. Children Culture Film & TV Russia File
September 27, 2020 First Artistic Film from Space By Margaret Godwin-Jones Russia’s state space agency Roscosmos recently announced plans to shoot the first artistic film from space, despite a similar announcement from NASA earlier. Film & TV Space Russia File