Twenty Years of Soviet Cinema

On the development of domestic cinema during the first two decades of Soviet rule.

'The Cranes are Flying' and Soviet Cinema

Film scholar Ian Christie unpacks why 'The Cranes Are Flying' is such a landmark of Soviet cinema, breaking away as it did from decades of forcibly pro-state propaganda with its focus on individual tragedy and its ambiva

The Birth of Soviet Cinema

The film tells the story of the development of Russian and Soviet cinema from the late 19th century to the late 1920s. It focuses in particular on the landmark silent films of Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Al

At the Origins of Soviet Cinema

About the history of Soviet documentary films.

The Soviet Revolution Told Through its Cinema

The two decades following the Russian revolution are marked by a gang of young people who profoundly influenced Russian Cinema. This artistic revolution was led by directors, actors, technicians and poets. They are the c

A Beginner's Guide to Soviet Animated Cinema

This documentary serves as a beginner’s guide to world of Soviet animation, which covers the entire history of the USSR.

Our Cinema

Kino-Pravda No. 18: A Movie-Camera Race Over 299 Metres and 14 Minutes and 50 Seconds in the Direction of Soviet Reality

Dziga Vertov-directed Soviet newsreel covering: Up the Eiffel Tower in Paris / Moscow / Auto race Petrograd – Moscow / Aspects of everyday Soviet life / Peasant from Jaroslavl' visiting Moscow / Ceremonial introduction o