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Biography

Movies-biographies of prominent figures.

Sports legends (23)Figures of science (56)Persons of arts (54)Generals and war heroes (32)Political figures (53)Heroes of Space (144)Public figures (19)

Pushkin and Mitskevich 1972

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:18:10

The film reflects the views on art, history and politics of two poets - A.S. Pushkin and A. Mickiewicz, using poetry.

Repin draws Tolstoy 1978

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:09:39

The film tells the story of how fate brought together two outstanding representatives of Russian culture and art - Ilya Efimovich Repin and Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. Repin visited Tolstoy in Yasnaya Polyana, which resulted in a series of portraits, drawings, and paintings dedicated to the great Russian writer.

Elegy in Prose. (Belinsky) 1992

Movie, 6 parts, Duration: 0:58:31

A documentary film about the life and work of Vissarion Grigorievich Belinsky.

I was born a gardener 1991

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:10:01

The second birth of the school of landscape gardening in St. Petersburg and the fate of its inspirer - Andrei Richardovich Mets, who selflessly served nature his entire life.

Case No. 1500 1988

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:29:46

The film tells about the tragic fate of the outstanding Russian scientist Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov, about the role in it of the “people’s academician” T.D. Lysenko, raised to the pinnacle of power by Stalin himself.

Legend and Memory 1980

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:18:58, Black-white

The film is dedicated to the life and creative path of film director, actor and screenwriter Evgeny Veniaminovich Chervyakov, who died on the Leningrad Front in 1942.

Sculptural portrait 1965

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:15:42, Black-white

About the creative process of sculptors. The best works of Soviet, Russian and foreign masters are used.

Benny Goodman in the USSR 1963

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:17:21, Black-white

The film tells about the tour of Benny Goodman's jazz orchestra through various cities of the USSR.

Anatoly Karpov 1975

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:20:22, Black-white

The film was shot during the preparation to the Karpov for a decisive match for the world title, and after the victory ceremony for the coronation in the hall of columns.

Alisa Freundlich 1979

Movie, 4 parts, Duration: 0:39:40, Black-white

Alice Freindlich in the hustle and bustle - there is no quiet, free moment. The endless rehearsals, discussing roles with I. Vladimirov, the birth of a daughter Vari, afternoon and evening performances, meetings with the audience.

Artist Kibrik 1979

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:18:44

The film tells about the Soviet artist Evgeny Adolfovich Kibrik, who created illustrations for many masterpieces of world literature. Friends, colleagues and students remember the artist.

Anathema 1992

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:29:50

A film about a one-armed 60-year-old "biker" who is afraid of nothing and no one. He has been free all his life...

Friend, pray for me 1993

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:28:51

A film about a great man, actor and singer, idol of the Soviet public of the 1940s-1970s I.S. Kozlovsky.

Dmitry Shostakovich 1981

Movie, 6 parts, Duration: 0:54:50, Black-white

The film "Dmitry Shostakovich" is a modified, censored version of "Viola Sonata", which was nevertheless released in 1987 during the "perestroika" era. The film tells about the life and creative work of the great Russian composer D.D. Shostakovich.

From the family album 1984

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:09:59

The film is dedicated to the mother of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin - Anna Timofeevna Gagarina.

Classes 1967

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:20:33, Black-white

The film tells about the methods and ways of training theatre directors using examples of classes of future directors in the workshop of M.O. Knebel, A.A. Goncharov and A.V. Efros.

Lyokha Dostoevsky – a descendant of a genius 2001

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:30:24

The hero of the film is the great-great-grandson of the great writer. Watching the life of a tram driver - Alexei Dostoevsky, the authors explore the inseparable connection between the old city and a modern young man.

Bear circus 1957

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:19:52, Black-white

The film tells about the Honored Artist of the republic, bear trainer V. Filatov and his pets.

My Fleeing Hero 1992

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:28:41

The film tells about the St. Petersburg composer Oleg Karavaichuk and his work.

Lebedev close-up 1977

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:19:37, Black-white

Fragments from performances with the participation of Evgeny Lebedev alternate with leisurely film observation of the actor in a home environment, in the dressing room, in the bustle before going on stage, after the performance. The film uses a chronicle of the celebration of E.A. Lebedev at the Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater during a gala evening dedicated to his 60th birthday.

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