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Vladimir Motyl
Vladimir Yakovlevich Motyl (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Моты́ль; 26 June 1927 – 21 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Belarusian film director and screenwriter. Vladimir Motyl was born in Lepiel, Belarus. His father was a Polish émigré, who was arrested in 1930 and sent to Solovki prison camp, Solovki and died there the following year. Many of his other relatives suffered similar treatment. Vladimir and his mother were exiled to the Northern Urals, where he became fascinated in theatre and cinema, and later graduated from the Sverdlovsk, Ukraine, Sverdlovsk Theatrical Institute. For about 10 years he worked in various theatres in the Urals and Siberia and eventually became chief director of Sverdlovsk Young Spectator's Theatre. He decided to start afresh in cinema, despite having no technical qualifications. Eventually he directed his first film, ''Children of Pamirs'' (1963) (''Detyi Pamira/Дети Памира'') in Tajikistan. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepiel
Lyepyel ( be, Ле́пель, Liepieĺ; pl, Lepel; russian: Ле́пель, Lepel, ; yi, ליעפּליע, Li'epli'e) is a town located in the center of the Lyepyel Raion (district) in the Vitebsk Province of Belarus near Lyepyel Lake. Lyepyel is situated at about and its population in the 1998 census was 19,400. The coat of arms of Lyepyel incorporates the Pahonia symbol. Name There are three theories about the origin of the name ''Lepel''. The first is that the name 'Lepel' come from the word "lepene" which means "lake between the lime-groves". The second is that the name comes from the Belarusian word "лепей" meaning "the best place to live in". The third theory for the name ''Lepel'' is that it derives from the Belarusian word "ляпiць" meaning "well-developed pottery". History The first known mention of Lepel dates back to 1439. In the 15th century, the town belonged to the Lithuanian Grand Duchy. In 1439, thanks to efforts of a Roman Catholic priest, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tajik SSR
The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic,, ''Çumhuriji Şūraviji Sotsialistiji Toçikiston''; russian: Таджикская Советская Социалистическая Республика, ''Tadzhikskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika'' also commonly known as Soviet Tajikistan and Tajik SSR, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union which existed from 1929 to 1991 located in Central Asia. The Tajik Republic was created on 5 December 1929 as a national entity for the Tajik people within the Soviet Union. It succeeded the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Tajik SSR), which had been created on 14 October 1924 as a part of the predominantly Turkic Uzbek SSR in the process of national delimitation in Soviet Central Asia. On 24 August 1990, the Tajik SSR declared sovereignty in its borders. The republic was renamed the Republic of Tajikistan on 31 August 1991 and declared its independence from the disintegrating Soviet Union on 9 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Honour (Russian Federation)
The Order of Honour ( rus, орден Почёта, r=orden Pachyota) is a state order of the Russian Federation established by Presidential Decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994 to recognise high achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities. Its statute was amended by decree No. 19 of January 6, 1999 and more lately by decree No. 1099 of January 7, 2010 which defined its present status. It should not be confused with the Soviet Order of the Badge of Honour, although the current order maintains continuity with it. Award statute The Order of Honour is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation: * For high achievements in production and economic indicators in industry, construction, agriculture, communications, energy and transport, coupled with the predominant use of innovative technologies in the production process * For a significant increase in the level of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation; for achiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest (1980 Film)
''Forest'' (russian: Лес) is a 1980 Soviet comedy film based on Alexander Ostrovsky"s comedy directed by Vladimir Motyl. Plot The film tells about the elderly lady Gurmyzhskaya, who lives in the province. Suddenly, a nephew comes to her and Gurmyzhskaya begins to flirt with him. Cast * Lyudmila Tselikovskaya as Gurmyzhskaya * Boris Plotnikov as Gennadiy Neschastlivtzev * Vyacheslav Kirilichev * Stanislav Sadalskiy * Elena Borzova * Aleksandr Solovyov * Mikhail Pugovkin Mikhail Ivanovich Pugovkin (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Пу́говкин; July 13, 1923, Rameshki, Chukhlomsky District of Kostroma Oblast — July 25, 2008, Moscow) (aged 85) was a Soviet and Russian comic actor named a Peopl ... * Kira Kreylis-Petrova * Viktor Tsepaev * Yuriy Chernitsky References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0172718 1980 films 1980s Russian-language films Soviet comedy films 1980 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, a=ru-Pushkin.ogg; ) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poetShort biography from University of Virginia . Retrieved 24 November 2006.Allan Rei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captivating Star Of Happiness
''The Captivating Star of Happiness'' (russian: Звезда пленительного счастья, Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya, The Star of Fascinating Happiness) is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet historical drama. The title is an allusion to a line from a poem by Alexander Pushkin. It is a costume drama dedicated "to the women of Russia". Plot The story is set in the aftermath of the Decembrist revolt against Nicholas I of Russia, Tsar Nicholas I in 1825. The revolt is repressed, and the military officers involved confess one by one. They are sentenced to exile in Siberia and their wives face the decision as to whether or not to follow them. Cast *Irina Kupchenko as Princess Ekaterina Ivanovna Trubetskaya *Aleksey Batalov as Prince Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy, Sergei Trubetskoy *Natalya Bondarchuk as Princess Mariya Volkonskaya *Oleg Strizhenov as Prince Sergey Volkonsky *Eva Shikulskaya as Polina Göbl-Annenkova, in marriage Praskovya Yegorovna *Igor Kostolevsky as Ivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostern
The Ostern (Eastern; , ''Istern''; or остерн) or Red Western was a film genre created in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc as a variation of the Western films that originated in the United States. The word "Ostern" is a portmanteau derived from the German word ''Ost'', meaning "East", and the English word "western". The term now includes two related genres: * Proper Red Westerns, set in America's "Wild West" but involving radically different themes and interpretations than US westerns. Examples include ''Lemonade Joe'' (Czechoslovakia, 1964), or ''The Sons of Great Bear'' (East Germany, 1966) or '' The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians'' (Romania, 1981), or ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (USSR, 1987). These were mostly produced in Eastern European countries like East Germany and Czechoslovakia, rather than USSR. * Easterns (Osterns), set usually on the steppes or Asian parts of the USSR, especially during the Russian Revolution or the following Civil War, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Western
The Ostern (Eastern; , ''Istern''; or остерн) or Red Western was a film genre created in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc as a variation of the Western films that originated in the United States. The word "Ostern" is a portmanteau derived from the German word ''Ost'', meaning "East", and the English word "western". The term now includes two related genres: * Proper Red Westerns, set in America's "Wild West" but involving radically different themes and interpretations than US westerns. Examples include ''Lemonade Joe'' (Czechoslovakia, 1964), or ''The Sons of Great Bear'' (East Germany, 1966) or '' The Oil, the Baby and the Transylvanians'' (Romania, 1981), or ''A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines'' (USSR, 1987). These were mostly produced in Eastern European countries like East Germany and Czechoslovakia, rather than USSR. * Easterns (Osterns), set usually on the steppes or Asian parts of the USSR, especially during the Russian Revolution or the following Civil War, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Films
A cult film or cult movie, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a cult following. Cult films are known for their dedicated, passionate fanbase which forms an elaborate subculture, members of which engage in repeated viewings, dialogue-quoting, and audience participation. Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions, especially box-office bombs, while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure, transgressive films shunned by the mainstream. The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art. The term ''cult film'' itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies, though ''cult'' was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that. Cult films trace their origin back to controversial and suppressed films kept alive by dedicated fans. In some cases, reclaimed or rediscovered films ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agitprop
Agitprop (; from rus, агитпроп, r=agitpróp, portmanteau of ''agitatsiya'', "agitation" and ''propaganda'', "propaganda") refers to an intentional, vigorous promulgation of ideas. The term originated in Soviet Russia where it referred to popular media, such as literature, plays, pamphlets, films, and other art forms, with an explicitly political message in favor of communism. The term originated in Soviet Russia as a shortened name for the Department for Agitation and Propaganda (, '), which was part of the central and regional committees of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Within the party apparatus, both agitation (work among people who were not Communists) and propaganda (political work among party members) were the responsibility of the ''agitpropotdel'', or APPO. Its head was a member of the MK secretariat, although they ranked second to the head of the ''orgraspredotdel''. Typically Russian agitprop explained the ideology and policies of the Communist Party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenya, Zhenechka And Katyusha
''Zhenya, Zhenechka and "Katyusha"'' (russian: Женя, Женечка и «Катюша», Zhenya, Zhenechka i "Katyusha") is a 1967 Soviet war comedy film directed by Vladimir Motyl. The film is set during the Great Patriotic War and tells about the romance between an intelligent young man, Zhenya Kolyshkin, a private guard, and the strict communications officer Zhenechka Zemlyanikina. Plot Private Guard Evgeniy Kolyshkin, an educated young man from Moscow who lives in the world of fantasies and books, returns from the hospital to the front. He does not fit into the surrounding reality and constantly gets into comical alterations, each time giving a headache to the unit commander - Lieutenant Romadin. One day Kolyshkin accidentally gets acquainted with the strict liaison officer of the regiment Katyusha, Evgeniya Zemlyanikina, and gradually falls in love with her. At first she perceives Kolyshkin as an inexperienced little boy, mostly laughs at him, but in time she also begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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