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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 ...
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Aleksei Serebryakov (actor)
Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov, PAR, HOR (russian: link=no, Алексей Валерьевич Серебряков; born 3 July 1964) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He started acting at 13, and now he is one of the most popular and highly paid Russian actors. He has appeared in ''Leviathan'' and ''McMafia''. Biography Early life and career beginnings Aleksei Valeryevich Serebryakov was born on 3 July 1964 in Moscow. His father was an aircraft engineer and his mother worked as a doctor at the Gorky Film Studio. In his childhood, he attended a music school (class of accordion). He made his debut as an actor at 13, when his music teacher published a photo of him in the newspaper ''Vechernyaya Moskva''. Serebryakov was noticed by casting directors Valery Uskov and Vladimir Krasnopolsky, who conducted castings for the Soviet TV series ''Eternal Call''. In 1986, he graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts, where he went to the acting school of ...
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Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first president of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a Political Independent, political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism and Russian nationalism. Yeltsin was born in Butka, Russia, Butka, Ural Oblast. He grew up in Kazan and Berezniki. After studying at the Ural State Technical University, he worked in construction. After joining the Communist Party, he rose through its ranks, and in 1976 he became First Secretary of the party's Sverdlovsk Oblast committee. Yeltsin was initially a supporter of the ''perestroika'' reforms of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He lat ...
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Russian Crime Drama Films
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ...
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Films About Con Artists
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ...
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Bogdan Titomir
Bogdan Titomir (born March 16, 1967, in Odesa, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian and Russian musician, rapper and DJ, who began his career in a popular 1990s duo Car-Man. Although Titomir's style derives from western stars such as MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, as well as C&C Music Factory, he has established his own distinct style as a pop and rap performer as well as a DJ. Biography Bogdan Titomir was born March 16, 1967, in Odesa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative .... His parents were engineers. His mother's maiden name was Titorenko. In childhood, he learned to play guitar and piano. After school he served in the army, where he participated in amateur performances. After that he began working with other musicians ( Laskoviy Mai, Dmitriy Malikov, Vladimir Maltsev). ...
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Vladimir Permyakov
Vladimir Sergeevich Permyakov (russian: Влади́мир Серге́евич Пермяко́в; born December 2, 1952, in Kansk) is a Russian actor, known for his part as Lyonya Golubkov Leonid "Lyonya" Golubkov (russian: Лёня Голубков) is a "common Russian guy" played by Vladimir Permyakov in notorious MMM commercials from 1992 to 1994. Due to a very aggressive advertising campaign by MMM owned by Sergei Mavrodi, most ... in a notorious MMM commercial. He also starred in several Russian films and TV series. References External links Official site 1952 births Living people Soviet male actors Russian male actors People from Kansk {{Russia-actor-stub ...
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Anna Mikhalkova
Anna Nikitichna Mikhalkova (Russian: А́нна Ники́тична Михалко́ва; born 14 May 1974, in Moscow) is a Russian actress and model. Her film credits include '' Our Own'', '' Kokoko'' and ''Rasputin''. Her television credits include '' Zhizn i sudba'' and ''Burnt by the Sun 2''. Since 2002, she presents children's television program ''Spokoynoy nochi, malyshi!''. She is the eldest daughter of Nikita Mikhalkov. Selected filmography Film * '' Anna: 6 - 18'' (Анна: от 6 до 18, 1993) as herself * '' The Barber of Siberia'' (Сибирский цирюльник, 1998) as Dunyasha * '' Our Own'' (Свои, 2004) as Katerina * '' Dark Planet'' (Обитаемый остров, 2008) as Ordi Tader * ''Burnt by the Sun 2'' (Утомлённые солнцем 2: Цитадель, 2010) as Nura the woman in labor * '' Raspoutine'' (Распутин, 2011) as Anna Vyrubova * ''The PyraMMMid'' (ПираМММида, 2011) as Mamontov's wife * ''My Da ...
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Daniil Spivakovsky
Daniil Ivanovich Spivakovsky (russian: Даниил Иванович Спиваковский; August 28, 1969, Moscow) is a Russian film and theater actor, Honored Artist of Russia (2007). Head of the workshop of Theatre faculty of the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting ''Ostankino''. Biography Daniil Spivakovsky born into a family Doktor nauk, doctor of psychological sciences, professor of Moscow State University Alla Semyonovna Spivakovskaya (born 1947). After high school in 1986, Daniil filed documents in the Moscow State University in the Department of Psychology, however, did not get one point in the first year could not do, he went to work as an orderly in a mental hospital. He enrolled in the following year, but then canceled the benefits for full-time students and first-year Spivakovsky drafted into the Soviet army. He served two years in the Army Signal Corps in 1989, Daniel was restored at the institute. However, he has not forgotten his love of ...
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Oleksiy Gorbunov
Oleksiy Serhiyovych Horbunov ( uk, Олексій Сергійович Горбунов; born on 29 October 1961) is a Ukrainian film, television and stage actor. He has been named an Honored Artist of Ukraine (1991) and a People's Artist of Ukraine (2016).Указ Президент України від 22 січня 2016 року № 18/2016 «Про відзначення державними нагородами України з нагоди Дня Соборності України»


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Oleksiy Gorbunov was born on 29 October 1961 in

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. ...
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Ekaterina Vilkova
Ekaterina Nikolaevna Vilkova (russian: Екатери́на Никола́евна Вилко́ва; born 11 July 1984) is a Russian actress. She is known for her roles in ''Black Lightning'' (2009), '' Hipsters'' (2008), ''The PyraMMMid'' (2011), and Disney's The Last Bogatyr (2017) and its sequels. Early life Was born on 11 July 1984 in Gorky (now called Nizhny Novgorod), which was then part of the USSR. In 2003, she graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Theatre School. In 2006, she graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School. Career She appeared in the plays ''No Part from His Love'' by Alexander Volodin and ''She, Katya Kozlova'' directed by Viktor Ryzhakov. From 2010 to 2011, she participated in the TV show ''Ice and Fire'' on Channel One. In 2010, she starred in the video for the song "You Know" by Alexander Lominsky, and in 2012 she starred in the video for Dan Balan's song "Love". Personal life On 1 May 2011, she married Russian actor Ilya Lyubimov. On 11 Fe ...
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Federal Counterintelligence Service
The Federal Counterintelligence Service of the Russian Federation (FSK RF; russian: Федеральная служба контрразведки Российской Федерации, Federal'naya sluzhba kontrrazvedki Rossiskoy Federatsii) was the main security agency of Russia. The FSK was the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB. It existed from 1993 to 1995, when it was reorganized into the Federal Security Service (FSB). Origin On November 26, 1991, the President of the RSFSR Boris Yeltsin issued a decree on the transformation of the republican State Security Committee (KGB) into the Federal Security Agency of the RSFSR (AFB). On January 24, 1992, by decree of the President of Russia, the Ministry of Security of the Russian Federation was created on the basis of the abolished Federal Security Agency of the RSFSR and the Inter-Republican Security Service of the USSR. On December 21, 1993, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Secu ...
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