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Movies-biographies of prominent figures.

Sports legends (23)Figures of science (57)Persons of arts (56)Generals and war heroes (33)Political figures (53)Heroes of Space (144)Public figures (19)

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.

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.

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.

Regular number 1971

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:20:42, Black-white

The film tells about the circus, about the “flying acrobats” Arnautovs, about the daily exhausting work of circus artists, about performances under the circus dome.

The First Baltic. Chronicle and Memories 1981

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:31:00, Black-white

The film tells about the combat path and main operations of the First Baltic Front in the Great Patriotic War.

Fiery Angel. Sergei Prokofiev 1990

Movie, 7 parts, Duration: 1:08:08

A film about the composer Sergei Prokofiev. The artist's seemingly happy fate in the film is presented as deeply tragic in essence. By means of feature and documentary cinema, the author of the film tries to penetrate into the artist's inner world, to show the contradictory and tragic nature of the creative and human personality. The style of the film is unique, the pictorial series is exquisite.

Chifir for a genius 2002

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:28:08

The film tells the story of Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Viktor Ivanovich Petrik.

Sofia, Russian Boulevard 1981

Movie, 2 parts, Duration: 0:19:47

The film is dedicated to the Bulgarian revolutionary R. Avramov, a comrade-in-arms of V. I. Lenin.

The process of artistic creation 1979

Movie, 3 parts, Duration: 0:29:07

The film tells about the stages of the process of artistic creativity. Commentary is given by composer B.I. Tishchenko, architect I.N. Kuskov, glass artist B.A. Smirnov and painter E.E. Moiseenko. Rehearsals of composer R.K. Shchedrin, conductor E.F. Svetlanov, ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, filming of the movie "Strange Woman" by film director Yu.Ya. Raizman are shown.

Constellation of the Volkovs 2013

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:20:24

The film is an interview about the dynasty of cosmonauts Volkov.

Maria Polyakova. Own among strangers 2015

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 1:04:24

An interview with retired GRU Lieutenant Colonel Maria Polyakova was allowed to be recorded only in 1992. Prior to that, any information about her secret work had been kept "top secret" for half a century. In 1932, Maria was sent to Berlin, this was her first business trip as an illegal intelligence officer...

Gagarin 2015

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 1:00:09

In this film, the authors do not reveal any new facts of Gagarin's biography, according to them, they simply selected some interesting stories and, together with Yuri Alekseevich's friends and eyewitnesses of all the events, tried to reflect on what the first cosmonaut of the planet lived on, after the very minute to which he devoted his whole life.

Yangel, the father of "Satan" 2011

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:26:04

The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Soviet designer of rocket and space complexes Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel.

The Outer Space of Alexey Leonov 2015

Promotional, 1 part, Duration: 0:07:42

The film is timed to coincide with the opening of the Kaliningrad Museum exhibition in November-December 2015 in Monaco. The exposition "Cosmos and its Secrets" is dedicated to the role of Russia in the development of space flights and the 50th anniversary of the first human spacewalk. This person was Alexey Leonov, cosmonaut-artist, author of the works presented in the exhibition.

The lords of the sky. Gravity challenge 2016

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:44:26

Any trials are a risk. Any work of a tester is a kind of contract with death. The film tells about the history of the creation and testing of parachutes and ejection systems, thanks to which pilots, athletes, paratroopers and cosmonauts remain alive.

Gagarin: "Let's go!" 2019

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:19:38

The film is dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the birth of the first Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Heavens, take off your hat 2018

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:14:19

The film is dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the flight of the world's first female cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. Her name stands next to the name of Yuri Gagarin - the first cosmonaut of the Earth and the first female cosmonaut. The heroine of the film tells about the difficult preparation for the flight, about the difficulties she had to face during a three-day space expedition. Despite serious trials, she admits that even today she dreams of making a space trip.

Satellite 2017

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:44:02

The film is dedicated to the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (ISS). The story of how the space age of mankind began, the story of people who were not only witnesses, but also participants in those events. The fitter of the ISS, Yuri Silaev, tells how the launch of the satellite affected his life, how an event of national importance intertwined with private life.

The Century of Afanasyev 2018

Movie, 1 part, Duration: 0:26:26

The film is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Minister of General Mechanical Engineering of the USSR Sergey Alexandrovich Afanasyev, who played a major role in the development of the rocket and space and defense industries.

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