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Aleksandr Ustyugov
Aleksandr Sergeevich Ustyugov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Устюгов; born 17 October 1976) is a Russian actor, film director and musician. He is best known for his role as a main character Roman Shilov for 60 episodes of ''Cop Wars'' (TV mini-series) between 2005-2010 ( ru), also as Victor Toropov in the 2019 Netflix TV series ''Better than Us''. Early life Aleksandr Ustyugov was born in the city of Ekibastuz, Pavlodar Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan), to a Russian family. After graduating from Ekibastuz secondary school No. 15, he entered vocational school No. 18, specialising in "Electrical Repair, Installation and Dismantling of Mining Equipment". He graduated from vocational school with honours, while working on the Vostochny Coal Mine. Aleksandr studied at art school for five years between 1988–1993 and during this time practised boxing at the Sports School ''Zhasyby''. Acting career Aleksandr Ustyugov continued his education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panfilov's 28 Men
''Panfilov's 28 Men'' (russian: 28 панфиловцев, translit. ''28 panfilovtsev'') is a 2016 WWII film based on a legend about a group of soldiers – Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen – heroically halting and destroying German tanks headed for Moscow. It is set in the Eastern Front of World War II and covers the 8th Guards Rifle Division operations during the 1941 Battle of Moscow. On DVD, it is also known as ''Battle for Moscow'' or ''Thunder of War'' in North American distribution The film is directed by Kim Druzhinin and Andrey Shalopa, produced by Panfilov's Twenty Eight and Gaijin Entertainment. Initially the film used crowdfunding; later, it was financially supported by Russian and Kazakhstan governments and Gaijin Entertainment game development company. The premiere took place in Volokolamsk in 16 November 2016 and in Russia in 24 November 2016. The plot was written by Andrey Shalopa in 2009, and the production team took their teaser trailer of the film t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TEFI
TEFI (russian: ТЭФИ) is an annual award given in the Russian television industry, presented by the Russian Academy of Television. It has been awarded since 1994. TEFI is presented in various sectors (up to 50 nominations in 2008), such as television shows, notable people in the television industry, journalists, channels. The winners are awarded the Orpheus statuette created by Ernst Neizvestny. It can be considered the Russian analogue of the Emmy Awards. Recipients ; News programs * Vremya ( Channel One) — 2002, 2006, 2007 * Vesti (Russia TV) — 1995, 2001 * Segodnia (NTV) — 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004 * Vesti with Sergey Brilyov (Rossiya 1) — 2006 * Nedelia s Mariannoy Maximovskoy (REN TV) — 2008, 2009, 2010 * News 24 with Mikhail Osokin (REN TV) — 2010 * Culture News (Kultura) — 2003 ; Game shows * Umniki i umnitsy (Channel One) — 1996, 2001 * What? Where? When? (Channel One) — 1997, 2001 * Zov Djungley ( Channel One) — 1999 * O, shastlivchik (NTV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raid (TV Series)
''Raid'' (russian: Налёт, Nalyot) is a Russian crime drama television series created by Olivier Marchal. It was produced by Cargo Film with the participation of Channel One Russia. It is a Russian adaptation of the French series ''Braquo''. The series was first broadcast in Russia from April 2017. Plot The protagonists are four police agents in the Kaliningrad area of Kaliningrad Oblast: Oleg Caplan (Vladimir Mashkov), Pavel Karpenko (Denis Shvedov), Feodor Vachevsky (Aleksandr Pal) and Oxana Golikova (Lukerya Ilyashenko). Their colleague Andrey Ryzhov (Andrey Smolyakov) is accused of criminal misconduct, and commits suicide in the prison. His guilt is then presumed, disrupting the lives of the other four. The four police agents then decide to "cross the red line": do whatever is necessary, even breaking the law, to clear Ryzhov's name. In crossing the red line, however, they fall under the close scrutiny of Borodin, of the police internal affairs bureau, a sworn enemy to Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Snow
''White Snow'' (russian: Белый снег, Bely sneg) is a 2020 Russian biographical sports drama film directed by Nikolay Khomeriki. The film is based on real events that happened at the 1997 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. For the first time in the history of the competition, a man or woman skier Yelena Vyalbe played by Olga Lerman won five out of five gold medals in all events entered. It is scheduled to be theatrically released on March 4, 2021 by KaroRental. Plot The film tells about a girl named Lena Trubitsyna from Magadan, Soviet Union, who has become a successful sportswoman and participates in the World Ski Championships. In 1997, at the World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway and for the first time in the history of World Championship skiing, a skier, Russian Yelena Vyalbe, won five gold medals out of five possible. Returning the awards to Russia, Vyalbe goes on a tour of Norway. There she learns more about the Norwegian monarchy, as she is interested in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Guard Horse Regiment
The '' Imperial Guards' Horse Regiment '' (in Russian:'' Конный лейб-гвардии полк '') was a cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard (Russia), Imperial guard of Russian Empire. The regiment was founded in the reign of Peter I of Russia, Peter the Great and was disbanded after the October Revolution in 1917. Its annual feast day was 25 March. History Formation The regiment was formed on 7 March 1721 from the Life Dragoon Squadron of Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, the Dragoon Company of Count Boris Sheremetev, Sheremetev, and the Kronshlot Dragoon Company. On 21 December 1725, the regiment was reorganized along the lines of Swedish regiments and staffed exclusively by nobles. Unlike other dragoons, the regimental colour was red and their waistcoats had golden cords; they carried two pistols instead of one, and no axes. The regiment was granted the timpani drums captured from the Swedish Horse Guards at the Battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709. On 31 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General-Adjutant
An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer. France In Revolutionary France, the was a senior staff officer, effectively an assistant to a general officer. It was a special position for lieutenant-colonels and colonels in staff service. Starting in 1795, only colonels could be appointed to the position. It was supplemented by the rank of in 1800. In 1803 the position was abolished and reverted to the rank of colonel. Habsburg Monarchy The General Adjutants (generals only) and Wing Adjutants (staff officers only) were used to service the Emperor of the Habsburg Monarchy. The emperor's first general aide had a captain or lieutenant as an officer. Traditionally, the Wing Adjutants did their regular service. From the various branches of the Imperial Army, diligent military personnel were selected and given to the Emperor for election. The adjutants were then assigned to the emperor in their two to three-year service, formed his constant accompaniment, regulat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Salvation (film)
''Union of Salvation'' (russian: Союз спасения, Soyuz spaseniya) is a 2019 Russian war epic period adventure film directed by Andrei Kravchuk, written by Nikita Vysotskiy and Oleg Malovichko, and produced by Konstantin Ernst. The film was created in collaboration with the Cinema Direction Studios with Mosfilm Studios and Lenfilm with the support of the Russian state Cinema Foundation. The story is about veterans of the French invasion of Russia of 1812, who conspired to install Konstantin Pavlovich as the new tsar of the Russian Empire, transform Russia into a constitutional monarchy and abolish serfdom. In Imperial Russia in 1816, several officers of the Russian Imperial Guard founded a society known as the Union of Salvation. They led a revolt in Saint Petersburg in December 1825, when about 3,000 officers and soldiers refused to swear allegiance to the new Tsar Nicholas I. This group of conspirators has become known as the Decembrist revolt. The revolt incorpora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viking (2016 Film)
''Viking'' (russian: Викинг) is a 2016 Cinema of Russia and Soviet Union, Russian historical film about medieval prince Vladimir the Great, Prince of Novgorod directed by Andrei Kravchuk and co-produced by Konstantin Ernst and Anatoliy Maksimov. The film stars Danila Kozlovsky, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Maksim Sukhanov, Aleksandra Bortich, Igor Petrenko, Andrey Smolyakov, Kirill Pletnyov, Aleksandr Ustyugov and Joakim Nätterqvist. The movie is inspired by historical accounts such as ''Primary Chronicle'' and Icelandic ''Kings' sagas''. ''Viking'' was released in Russia by Central Partnership on December 29, 2016, and the world premiere took place on January 6, 2017. Two versions were released: a 12+ (128 minutes) and a 18+ (133 minutes). With a budget of $20.8 million, ''Viking'' was the third most expensive Russian film (after two parts of Burnt by the Sun 2) by the time of its release. The movie was met with mixed reviews by Russian film critics. grossed $32.3 million in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The army was established in January 1918. The Bolsheviks raised an army to oppose the military confederations (especially the various groups collectively known as the White Army) of their adversaries during the Russian Civil War. Starting in February 1946, the Red Army, along with the Soviet Navy, embodied the main component of the Soviet Armed Forces; taking the official name of "Soviet Army", until its dissolution in 1991. The Red Army provided the largest land force in the Allied victory in the European theatre of World War II, and its invasion of Manchuria assisted the unconditional surrender of Imperial Japan. During operations on the Eastern Front, it accounted for 75–80% of casual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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