Aleksandr Melnikov

With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising.

The film is based on the eponymous book, written by two former street gangsters - Grigori Belykh and Leonid Panteleyev. Film is set in the 1920s St. Petersburg, Russia. Streets of the city are full of the homeless boys. They are caught to be raised and educated at the correction school named after Dostoevsky. The boys are street smart and difficult. But the faculty stands up to the challenge. The teaches are being devoted and caring, and gradually win the respect of the most difficult kids. The school director Vicknixor is a refined intellectual, who becomes a role model for the boys.

In January 1945 during WWII, German corporal Kaspar and a Russian fugitive become partners in survival.

An adventures of a few homeless kids during the Civil War in Russia in early twenties.

Chief accountant Porfiry Petrovich Smirnov-Alyansky, who took a good walk on the anniversary of his colleague cashier Ivan Zakharovich Vodnev, climbs into the traffic controller's booth and disrupts traffic on one of the streets of Leningrad. However, the guard Vasiliy Shaneshkin mistakenly delivers to the police station not an escaped offender, but a quite decent cashier. In addition, Vodnev, offended by the police, turns out to be the father of the bride Shaneshkin — Katya. Vasiliy admits his guilt, but, not daring to explain himself, leaves the angry Ivan Zakharovich with bad thoughts about the Soviet police. Fortunately, the young sergeant will soon have an opportunity to prove to others the responsibility and conscientiousness of the police officers.

About the struggle of the red Army and the revolutionary workers of Petrograd against the white guards in 1919....

Two young boys strive to save the life of an officer trapped by the White Russians. Their efforts are both comic and dramatic

A film based on the life of the Russian scientist, Klement Timiriazev, who taught at Cambridge and Oxford and was awarded the Newton Mantle for his work. Timiriazev, one of the few outstanding Russian scientists who (publically) backed the Soviets in their revolutionary campaign, was later elected a delegate to the Leningrad Soviet by the sailors of the Baltic fleet. There he denounced his fellow scientists for failing to aid the Soviets and predicted that such aid would come.

Two young boys are learning to play violin and getting ready to participate in a great music contest.

The Soviet motor ship "Albanov", running into a submarine rock, crashes in North sea. Passengers and command on boats head for off-shore rocks and find temporal shelter. Getting a signal about the calamity of motor ship, detachment of divers-rescuers at the head with the chief of party - commissar Petrov - begin works on getting up "Albanov".

A Soviet comedy about a charming womanizer.

Polémica película representativa según sus directores de un nuevo género, el "realismo histórico". Fue prohibida en la URSS en su día. La cinta narra un acto de provocación realizado por los imperialistas y bandidos del Ejército Blanco en la frontera china.

A Russian woman tells the tragic story of her life.

La película trata sobre los cambios enormes que han pasado en la URSS después de la victoria de la Revolución de Octubre. Hacia el fin de la guerra civil, el ex suboficial y caballero de San Jorge Filimonov se encuentra contuso en estado de shock. Pierde por completo la memoria. Desde hace un tiempo, Filimonov ayuda al guardián de la pequeña estación ferroviaria. En una ventanilla del tren que pasa, Filimonov ve a su mujer. Esto le despierta su memoria. Sin embargo, Filimonov se acuerda sólo de lo que ha pasado con él hasta la contusión. Decide ir a Petersburgo para encontrar a su mujer y a su patrón del trabajo. Durante un tiempo, no puede comprender los cambios que han pasado en el país en los últimos años. Los obreros ayudan a Filimonov a entender que ahora, bajo el poder Soviético, él junto con ellos es el amo de la fábrica y de su propia vida.

The film tells about the Decembrists’ revolt in the south of Russia. Right before the Decembrist Revolt 1825 a chevalier of fortune decides that it's time for a game. But on whom to make a bet? He asks the cards. But he's not the only one who makes the choice.