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Sergey Koltakov
Sergey Mikhailovich Koltakov (russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Колтако́в; 10 December 1955 – 7 September 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor. Biography Sergey Koltakov was born in Barnaul, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He studied at the Saratov Drama School in the acting department (1975-1976). In 1979 he graduated from the acting department Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. He made his debut in cinema in 1981 in Gleb Panfilov's ''Valentina'' in the role of Pavel. Notoriety in cinema came three years later, after shooting Inna Tumanyan's ''Partners'', when playing the role of a criminal Anatoly. The actor starred in many years of perestroika, playing a completely different role. Among his works, his role in films ''Mirror for a Hero'' (directed by Vladimir Khotinenko), ''The Art of Living in Odessa'' (Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich), ''Armavir'' (Vadim Abdrashitov). Since the beginning of the 1990s Koltakov starred in the movies less often. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnaul
Barnaul ( rus, Барнау́л, p=bərnɐˈul) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative centre of Altai Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Barnaulka and Ob Rivers in the West Siberian Plain. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, its population was 630,877,making it the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, 20th largest city in Russia and the fourth largest in the Siberian Federal District. Located in the south of western Siberia on the left bank of the Ob River, Barnaul is a major transport, industrial, cultural, medical and educational hub of Siberia. Barnaul was founded by the wealthy Demidov family, who intended to develop the production of copper and silver, which continued after the factories were taken over by the Crown. Barnaul became a major centre of silver production in Russia. Barnaul was granted city status in 1771. Administrative and municipal status Barnaul is the administrative centre o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The PyraMMMid
''The PyraMMMid'' (russian: ПираМММида, PiraMMMida) is a 2011 Russian crime drama directed by Eldar Salavatov. The plot is based on the partially biographical story "Pyramid" by Sergei Mavrodi. Plot Russia, early 1990s. Sergei Mamontov is looking for where to apply himself and his intellect. And so he orders a mock-up of a security paper with imperial script, rich ornament, watermarks and his own portrait in the center. An active advertising campaign begins. A little more than two weeks is enough to make people line up for the "mamontovs" ("mamontovki" in Russian). Powerful bankers and state structures are in confusion – no one has a clue how to stop it, and the MMM has already accumulated more than 10 million investors. Furthermore, Mamontov is concerned that there are no rich people in the country, and all Soviet industry is exposed to privatization. He accumulates "private greeds" and decides to carry out an honest privatization. His way is blocked by the agent of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Zhdanov
Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov ( rus, Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Жда́нов, p=ɐnˈdrej ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈʐdanəf, links=yes; – 31 August 1948) was a Soviet politician and cultural ideologist. After World War II, Zhdanov was thought to be the successor-in-waiting to Joseph Stalin but died before him. He has been described as the "propagandist-in-chief" of the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1948.V. M. Zubok and Konstantin Pleshakov. Inside the Kremlin's Cold War: from Stalin to Khrushchev. Harvard: Harvard UP, 1996, p.119 Early life Zhdanov was born in Mariupol (now Ukraine), where his father was a school inspector. His maternal grandfather was the former rector of the Moscow Theological Academy. He studied at the Moscow Commercial Institute. In 1914, he was drafted into the Russian army, graduated from an officers' school and served in the reserves. He joined the Bolsheviks in 1915. In 1917, he was chairman of the Shadrinsk committee of the Bols ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack On Leningrad
''Attack on Leningrad'', or just ''Leningrad'', is a 2009 war film written and directed by Aleksandr Buravsky, set during the Siege of Leningrad. Plot In 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union and their troops besieged the city of Leningrad. A group of foreign journalists are flown in for one day, but one of them, Kate Davis (Mira Sorvino), is presumed dead and misses the flight out. Alone in the city, she is helped by Nina Tsvetkova (Olga Sutulova), a young and idealist police officer, and together they fight for their own and other people's survival. Cast * Gabriel Byrne as Phillip Parker * Mira Sorvino as Kate Davis * Aleksandr Abdulov as Chigasov * Vladimir Ilyin as Malinin * Mikhail Yefremov as Omelchenko * Mikhail Trukhin as Vernik * Yevgeni Sidikhin as Korneyev * Olga Sutulova as Nina Tsvetkova * Kirill Lavrov as Radio announcer * Armin Mueller-Stahl as Field Marshal Von Leeb * Alexander Beyer as Walter Hoesdorff * Yevgeny Stychkin as Kapitsa * Valentina Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (russian: Наро́дный комиссариа́т вну́тренних дел, Naródnyy komissariát vnútrennikh del, ), abbreviated NKVD ( ), was the interior ministry of the Soviet Union. Established in 1917 as NKVD of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the agency was originally tasked with conducting regular police work and overseeing the country's prisons and labor camps. It was disbanded in 1930, with its functions being dispersed among other agencies, only to be reinstated as an all-union commissariat in 1934. The functions of the OGPU (the secret police organization) were transferred to the NKVD around the year 1930, giving it a monopoly over law enforcement activities that lasted until the end of World War II. During this period, the NKVD included both ordinary public order activities, and secret police activities. The NKVD is known for its role in political repression and for carrying out the Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novaya Zemlya (film)
''Terra Nova'' (russian: Новая Земля, Novaya Zemlya) is an action film, directed by Aleksandr Melnik and released in 2008. The film stars Konstantin Lavronenko, Andrei Feskov, Marat Basharov, Pavel Sborshchikov, Sergei Zhigunov, Aleksandr Samoylenko, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister and Ingeborga Dapkunaite. It was filmed in Russia, Ukraine, Malta and Norway. Plot In 2013, capital punishment has been abolished. With prison spaces running out, a group of prisoners are taken to an island called Novaya Zemlya for the sake of an experiment. Cast * Konstantin Lavronenko as Zhilin * Andrei Feskov as Sipa * Marat Basharov as Tolya * Pavel Sborshchikov as Obezyan * Sergei Zhigunov as Colonel * Aleksandr Samoylenko as Ali * Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Tommy Deebo "Tiny" Lister Jr. (born Thomas Duane Lister Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was an American character actor and occasional professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Of The Arbat (serial)
''Children of the Arbat'' (russian: Дети Арбата, Deti Arbata) is a 16-part television series based on the Children of the Arbat trilogy by Anatoly Rybakov. It aired on the Channel One network in Russia in 2004. on The series closely follows the plot of Rybakov's trilogy. Set in the in the 1930s, it tells the story of Sasha Pankratov (Yevgeny Tsyganov), a student and loyal member from the |
Strastnoy Boulevard (film)
''Strastnoy Boulevard'' (russian: Страстной бульвар) is a 1999 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. It was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival where it received a Special Mention. Cast * Sergey Koltakov as Andrei Sokolov * Vladimir Ilyin as Dukin * Nina Usatova as Dukin's wife, actress dolls * Sergey Garmash as writer * Sergey Parshin as passenger * Yelena Starodub as Andrei Sokolov's former wife * Ivan Bortnik Ivan Sergeyevich Bortnik (russian: link=no, Иван Сергеевич Бортник; 16 April 1939 – 4 January 20191999 films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama Don't Cry
''Mama Don't Cry'' or ''Mama Don't Grieve'' (russian: Мама, не горюй, italic=yes, translit=Mama Ne Goryuj) is a 1998 gangster film. The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Gosha Kutsenko, Andrey Panin, Yevgeni Sidikhin, Nikolai Chindyajkin, Valeriy Priyomykhov, and Ivan Bortnik. Directed by Maksim Pezhemsky Maksim Pezhemsky (born 30 March 1963) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. His film '' Perekhod tovarishcha Chkalova cherez severnyy polyus'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * .... Synopsis A sailor attending a wedding assaults a stranger who begins taking liberties with the bride. Unfortunately for the sailor, the stranger is the head of the local mafia. When a contract is placed on his head the sailor finds that many people are now very interested in him. References External links * TraileranScreenshots 1997 films 1990s Russian-language films Russian crime comedy fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armavir (film)
, image = Armavir poster.jpg , caption = Russian poster , director = Vadim Abdrashitov , producer = , writer = Aleksandr Mindadze , starring = , music = Vladimir Dashkevich , cinematography = Denis Evstigneev , editing = Roza Rogatkina , released = 1991 , studio = Mosfilm , runtime = 131 minutes , country = Soviet Union , language = Russian , budget = ''Armavir'' (russian: Армавир) is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov. Plot The ship crashes. Marina is wanted by her husband and father, who hate each other and find her as a result of long searches, but she does not recognize them. Cast * Sergey Koltakov as Semin * Sergey Shakurov as Aksyuta * Elena Shevchenko as Marina-Larisa * Sergey Garmash as Ivan * Maria Stroganova as Natasha * Pyotr Zaychenko Pyotr Petrovich Zaychenko (russian: Пётр Петрович Зайченко; 1 Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benya Krik
Benya Krik (russian: Беня Крик) is a fictional character from '' The Odesa Tales'', a collection of short stories by Isaac Babel, the derived works and "fan fiction". These stories primarily deal with the Jewish underworld of Moldavanka, a ghetto of Odesa, and the mob leader, Benya Krik, known as the King, a romanticized " gallant thug". His character was loosely based on the real gangster, Mishka Yaponchik. These stories were the base of the 1927 silent film ''Benya Krik''. The screenplay was published in 1926 in a book form titled ''Беня Крик (кино-повесть)'' ("Benya Krik (Cinema-Novel)"). In 1926-1928 Babel wrote a play ''Sunset'' loosely based on the story with the same name from ''The Odesa Tales''. In 1990 a film ' was shot based on the same story. ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
