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Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.
Dec 1941
A few very hard days from the life of Kositsyn - the sailor from the coast guard ship.
Aug 1939
Chronicle of the life of Russian poet Michail Lermontov, from the final days of Alexandr Pushkin to the fatal destiny of the poet himself.
Jul 1943
After graduation, Nadia Kulagina comes to work in a school where she once studied. After her appearance, the most hopeless student Dimka Lopatin, who was even wanted to be expelled from school, becomes one of the best students and a faithful friend of the new class teacher.
Dec 1940
The movie collection consists of three novellas. "Meeting with Maxim." On the screen are the last shots of the movie "Vyborg Side". The movie ends and the hero goes off the screen. He addresses the audience with a patriotic appeal. "A Dream in the Hand." The movie in satirical form "warns" Hitler in his disturbing dream of inevitable defeat on Russian soil. He dreams of Napoleon, the German occupiers of 1918 - all those who experienced the power of Russian arms on their own skin. "Three in a funnel." A wounded Red Army soldier falls into a funnel. The nurse who is there bandages the soldier. The third inhabitant of the funnel is a wounded Hitler. The nurse helps him too, after which the Nazi tries to shoot the girl. The Red Army man hits the enemy with an accurate shot.
Aug 1941
The Second World War. A new L-2 heavy duty gun is being supplied to the Soviet Army. German intelligence needs to seize a new secret weapon.
Mar 1945
The house manager, Sinichkin, is obsessed with his plan to turn the courtyard into a place for cultured recreation. He devotes all his time and energy to thinking through and drafting projects. Meanwhile, the courtyard has been taken over by the neighborhood kids, who have turned it into a football field. The excitement spreads to the adults—and even to the thoughtful building manager himself…
Apr 1941
Mar 1940
Story of children in the village of Sokol, whose war game turns into reality with the German invasion on June 22, 1941. As their village faces danger, the children come together to help defend it, assisting with tasks like extinguishing bombs and supporting those left behind.
Mar 1942
Collection of Films for the Armed Forces #4 was filmed at the Moscow film studio Soyuzdetfilm during the days of the German offensive on Moscow. It consists of three short stories, linked by the emcee performances of Lyubov Orlova as the mail carrier Strelka, the heroine of the comedy "Volga, Volga," who delivers new films along with the letters. It was released on September 9, 1941.
Sep 1941
The New Adventures of Schweik adopted to the WWII reality.
Nov 1943
The hero - an absent-minded person from Basseinaya Street - goes not to Moscow, but to the opening of a children's railway. The pioneers invite him there. And this time the character finds himself in a lot of funny situations along the way. However, he still manages to open the railway. The picture ends with a march performed by schoolchildren.
Mar 1938
All the girls of one of the Moscow houses can tirelessly jump over a skipping rope. But little Lida did: can't learn to jump. Once in a dream a wise elephant gives her a piece of advice: to learn how to jump, you must first do a good deed...
Dec 1945
A border guards are hunting a spy infiltrated to the USSR.
Nov 1937
A story about a young boy Timur and his team who are living in a small Moscow suburb during the years before WWII.
The film takes place during the German occupation of Ukraine in 1919, the main characters are folk characters - the brave soldier Semon Kotko and the beautiful girl Sofya.
May 1939
Feb 1941
A life-long story of a romantic school teacher who left imperial St. Petersburg for teaching country children. Driven by noble intentions to enlighten people and examples by 1880s revolutionary "People's Will" member teachers, a young woman spent her life in a village and evidenced the changes a Russian village has undergone from pre-revolutionary tsarist times to late 1940s.
Jun 1947
A historical biographical film about the life of Ivan Fedorov, founder of the first printing press in Russia. Printed books published during the reign of Ivan the Terrible seemed like witchcraft. Fedorov was accused of heresy.
Sep 1950