The Russian Revolution. Episode 8. Docudrama. English Subtitles. StarMediaEN
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The Russian Revolution. Episode 8. Docudrama. English Subtitles. StarMediaEN
Russia’s two revolutions – in February and October 1917, collectively known as ‘The Russian Revolution’, changed Russia beyond recognition. The February Revolution dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and forced the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, ending the imperial Romanov dynasty that had ruled the country for over three hundred years. A few months later in October, Russia was to face a further shock - another revolution.
This epic series, using a stunning mixture of CGI, dramatic reconstruction scenes and unique historic library footage, commemorates the centenary of these two most crucial events in Russian history - the February and the October Revolutions.
Type: TV series
Genre: docudrama
Year of production: 2017
Number of episodes: 8
Directed by: Pavel Tupik
Written by: Aleksandr Danilov
Production designer: Maria Zolina
Director of photography: Dmitriy Triphonov
Music by: Boris Kukoba
Producers: Valeriy Babich, Vlad Ryashin
Cast: Denis Moiseev, Ivan Brovin, Semion Mendelson, Andrey Levin, Arthur Litvinov, Aleksandr Ronis, Andrey Zarubin
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LENINGRAD 1991 - The Last Soviet Winter - ROGER GEORGE CLARK photos
In Feb 1991 the English photographer and broadcaster ROGER GEORGE CLARK spent a week in snowbound Leningrad.
'It was the last Soviet winter,' he says. 'In September the city changed its name back to St Petersburg and at the end of the year the Soviet Union ceased to exist. That last winter the city looked beautiful under its coating of snow. Outside the Kazan cathedral film extras gathered for a period movie along with conscripts dressed in tsarist uniforms.
'Another intriguing sight was the snow-covered Cathedral of the Transfiguration. 102 Bronze cannon, captured during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, ring the building. As a child the poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky used to swing on the cast-iron chains linking these upside-down guns.
'I had the good fortune to photograph the Leningrad Philharmonic orchestra rehearsing. A sign of the times - they were playing Sibelius, whose Finnish nationalist music incurred Russia's suspicions even in tsarist times, let alone Soviet. Now they were playing Finlandia and Sibelius's Violin Concerto. Serge Kalagin conducted while Maxim Fedotov played the violin.
'Another sign of the times - a huge demonstration in Palace Square supporting the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. A few months before Hussein had invaded and looted Kuwait, sparking the first Gulf War. Many Russians were annoyed because the West had attacked and were freeing Kuwait. Here in Leningrad demonstrators appeared with large portraits of the dictator and posters accusing President Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev of supporting Zionism. The war aroused strong anti-Semitic sentiments, scuffles broke out in the crowd and the police hustled protesters away.
'The statue in silhouette depicts that sinister Communist revolutionary Felix Dzerzhinsky. He is better known by his nickname Iron Felix, or Bloody Felix. It was Dzerzhinsky who set up the Soviet State Security forces under their original name of the Cheka, later the KGB. Dzerzhinsky was Lenin's Himmler. The Cheka became notorious for torture and mass executions, especially during the Red Terror and Russian Civil War. This statue was torn down after Communism fell.
'Meanwhile, Leningrad's children played happily in the snow. As you can see those I photographed were well wrapped up to keep out the cold. Some looked surprisingly fashionable, as if dressed in designer clothes. In 1991, when the Soviets were still in power? Yes, I'm surprised, too, as I look at these photos now. The Soviets had a reputation for appalling clothes. But many parents took care of their children. Some of my pictures look as if they were taken for a Western fashion catalogue, but I assure these were just ordinary children I encountered while walking round the city.
'In addition you can see the fabulous Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo under snow and the Cameron Gallery, plus the house where Anna Vyrubova lived. She was a confidant of the last empress and - fatally - introduced the royal family to Rasputin. Nicholas II and his family often met the mad monk in Anna's house, as well as the nearby Alexander Palace.
'The neo-gothic house is also something special - a miniature tsarist palace. The Cottage Palace, as it's called, can be found in the Peterhof Park. It was designed - like the Cameron Gallery - by a Scottish architect for Tsar Nicholas I.
'Down by the shore I discovered the snow-covered ruins of the Lower Palace - a favourite summer retreat of Nicholas II. Historic events happened here. In his study in the Lower Palace Nicholas II signed the 1905 October Manifesto granting a Duma (parliament) and civil liberties. And in 1914 he signed the order mobilising the Russian armies - a decision that plunged Europe into WWI and wrecked Russia. In 1917 the country collapsed and Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power. The Lower Palace was destroyed by the Germans in WWII.
'I've reproduced some of these winter photos in earlier Leningrad/St Petersburg videos, but I thought I would put all the best winter shots in one video as I discovered I'd taken more snow photos than I thought I had. You may also be interested in my You/Tube videos - Soviet Sailors in Leningrad and Kronstadt - the Soviet Naval Base.'
Москва, Николо-Угрешский Монастырь | Moscow, Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery
Николо-Угрешский монастырь — православный мужской ставропигиальный монастырь Русской православной церкви, расположен по адресу: Московская область, гор. Дзержинский, Площадь Святителя Николая, д. 1.
Монастырь основан в 1380 году великим князем Дмитрием Донским на месте явления иконы Святителя Николая Чудотворца. По преданию именно в этом месте войско великого князя остановилось на отдых на пути к полю Куликову. Явление иконы укрепило Дмитрия Донского верой и надеждой, отчего Святой Благоверный князь произнёс «Сия вся угреша сердце мое» («Это всё согрело сердце моё»). С тех пор это место называется Угреша, а сам монастырь Николо-Угрешским.
Монастырь неоднократно горел и разорялся, но быстро восстанавливался. В 1521 году монастырь был сожжен дотла при набеге на Москву крымского хана Мехмеда I Гирея, но как и в предыдущих случаях был быстро восстановлен.
Регулярные царские выезды на богомолье («Угрешские походы») государя Михаила Федоровича, а потом и Алексея Михайловича Романовых способствовали существенному развитию и благосостоянию монастыря в XVII веке. Во время одного «угрешского похода» царя Алексея Михайловича , 11 июля 1668 года, Угрешу посетили сразу три Патриарха: Александрийский Паисий, Антиохийский Макарий III и Московский Иоасаф.
В 1680-х годах монастырь неоднократно посещал молодой царь — Пётр I. После подавления стрелецкого бунта Угрешская обитель становится одним из мест заключения для мятежных стрельцов, выступивших против молодого царя Петра.
В 1812 году монастырь подвергся нападению французов, один из отрядов которых пребывал некоторое время на территории обители. В 1841—1843 годах Собор Николая Чудотворца был перестроен архитектором Д. Ф. Борисовым.
Грандиозный Спасо-Преображенский собор был сооружен по проекту архитектора А. С. Каминского в 1880—1894 годах, он стал доминантой монастырского ансамбля.
После своего увольнения с московской кафедры 20 марта 1917 здесь в течение нескольких лет проживал на покое митрополит Макарий (Невский) (†1926).
1 июля 1919 монастырь был преобразован в трудовую артель монахов, получившую название «Николо-Угрешской трудовой общины», во главе которой стал настоятель, архимандрит Макарий. Неоднократно обитель посещал Патриарх Тихон; последний раз — в 1924 году.
В 1917 в здании монастыря была организована детская колония Наркомфина, позже преобразованная по инициативе Ф. Э. Дзержинского в трудовую коммуну.
В 1925 был полностью закрыт. В 1940 уничтожен древнейший храм обители — Никольский собор XVI века.
World War One - Episode 1. Documentary Film. Historical Reenactment. StarMedia. English Subtitles
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Sciences and technology in the beginning of XX century were developing at a fast pace: radio, electricity, cinematograph, automobiles… Millions of Europeans could hardly catch up with the swift scientific and technological advance and they were unable to surmise that something threatens their lives. But in 1914 a war emerged that humanity had never seen before. The first war of armored machines and airplanes, machineguns and poison gases. The war that began with the murder of two people and ended with over 10 million deaths and the ruining of four empires. World War I that changed the face of Europe and the whole world for ever.
Type: historical reenactment
Genre: docudrama
Year of production: 2014
Number of episodes: 8
Directed by: Andrey Vereschagin, Aleksey Fedosov
Written by: Marina Bandilenko
Production designer: Aleksandr Yakimov
Director of photography: Dmitriy Kiptilyi
Music by: Maksim Voytov
Producers: Valeriy Babich, Vlad Ryashin, Sergey Titinkov , Konstantin Ernst
Star Media and Babich Design proudly present a major new 8-part documentary series, World War I. The year 2014 marks the centenary of the start of one of the most devastating wars in human history, which claimed the lives of ten million soldiers and over twenty million civilians, changing the world and global civilization forever.
World War I shows the impact of the war on the nations of the Russian Empire - the extraordinary heroism, duty and honour paid by so many people to a country that underwent horrific ordeals to defend itself from outside enemies, only to collapse after being unable to solve its own internal problems.
Epic battles and attacks on villages, towns, cities and fortifications, air raids and cavalry campaigns, the use of poison gases and the first tanks are all recreated on an impressive scale.
And the latest technological and engineering achievements of the time - aeroplanes, airships, submarines, guns, tanks and armoured vehicles - all built to supply a terrifying new age of warfare - are brought to life with stunning and vivid CGI animation and special effects.
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The Knowledge Exchange - Two Weeks in Russia
The Knowledge Exchange
“Two Weeks in Russia”
Presented by:
Dr. Steven Oluic, PhD, U.S. Army (ret.)
Dean, Arts & Sciences Division at Lakeland Community College
Earlier this year, Dr. Oluic spent two weeks in Russia as part of a Fulbright grant and toured several educational institutions. Join us and learn about his experience, impressions, and what Russia is like today. It may be contrary to the current narrative out there and includes numerous photos of his travels.
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Joseph Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician of Georgian ethnicity. He ruled the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952 and the nation's Premier from 1941 to 1953. Initially presiding over an oligarchic one-party system that governed by plurality, he became the de facto dictator of the Soviet Union by the 1930s. Ideologically committed to the Leninist interpretation of Marxism, Stalin helped to formalise these ideas as Marxism–Leninism, while his own policies became known as Stalinism.
Born to a poor family in Gori, Russian Empire (now Georgia), Stalin began his revolutionary career by joining the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party as a youth. He edited the party's newspaper, Pravda, and raised funds for Vladimir Lenin's Bolshevik faction via robberies, kidnappings, and protection rackets. Repeatedly arrested, he underwent several internal exiles. After the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia during the 1917 October Revolution, Stalin joined the party's governing Politburo, where he was instrumental in overseeing the Soviet Union's establishment in 1922. As Lenin fell ill and then died in 1924, Stalin assumed leadership over the country. During Stalin's rule, Socialism in One Country became a central tenet of the party's dogma, and Lenin's New Economic Policy was replaced with a centralized command economy. Under the Five-Year Plan system, the country underwent collectivisation and rapid industrialization but experienced significant disruptions in food production that contributed to the famine of 1932–33. To eradicate those regarded as enemies of the working class, Stalin instituted the Great Purge, in which over a million were imprisoned and at least 700,000 executed between 1934 and 1939.
Stalin's government promoted Marxism–Leninism abroad through the Communist International and supported anti-fascist movements throughout Europe during the 1930s, particularly in the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, it signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany, resulting in their joint invasion of Poland. Germany ended the pact by invading the Soviet Union in 1941. Despite initial setbacks, the Soviet Red Army repelled the German incursion and captured Berlin in 1945, ending World War II in Europe. The Soviets annexed the Baltic states and helped establish Soviet-aligned governments throughout Central and Eastern Europe, China and North Korea. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged from the war as the two world superpowers. Tensions arose between the Soviet-backed Eastern Bloc and U.S.-backed Western Bloc which became known as the Cold War. Stalin led his country through its post-war reconstruction, during which it developed a nuclear weapon in 1949. In these years, the country experienced another major famine and an anti-semitic campaign peaking in the Doctors' plot. Stalin died in 1953 and was eventually succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev, who denounced his predecessor and initiated a de-Stalinisation process throughout Soviet society.
Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Stalin was the subject of a pervasive personality cult within the international Marxist–Leninist movement, for whom Stalin was a champion of socialism and the working class. Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Stalin has retained popularity in Russia and Georgia as a victorious wartime leader who established the Soviet Union as a major world power. Conversely, his totalitarian government has been widely condemned for overseeing mass repressions, ethnic cleansing, hundreds of thousands of executions, and famines which caused the deaths of millions.
Zaporizhia
Zaporizhia, or Zaporozhye) is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast. Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and serves as an administrative center of Zaporizhia Raion, though it does not belong to the raion. Currently the city is the sixth largest in Ukraine. Population: 770,672 (2013 est.).
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