Central Studio of Documentary Films

Story of psychological pressure which former Soviet Afghan soldiers have to deal with in peaceful life. Through the story of Ruslan we are shown how public indifference often leads to drug usage.

About prostitution in late USSR. Who are they? Why are they doing it? Are they ashamed? What do foreigners feel and want from it?

A man is facing a trial for murdering a Latvian union leader, which more likely than not will end with a death sentence. A close-up look at his emotional journey through the trial, imprisonment and beyond.

Propaganda film about Soviet Latvia.Events in Latvia in 1940: the release of political prisoners, demonstrations in the streets of Riga, the Latvian delegation in Moscow. Latvian countryside, fishing, Riga harbour, Riga sights, Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR. Nurseries and kindergartens, University of Latvia, outskirts of Riga, 9th Congress of the Communist (Bolshevik) Party of Latvia. Peat mining, industry, workers' club, Russian language courses, schools and pioneer organisation. Cultural life.

The film tells about the aviation holiday in Tushino on July 8, 1951.

A propaganda film aimed at American audiences during the early years of the Cold War.

About Nikolai Bukharin and his comrades, about Stalin’s repressions of the 30s.

A documentary portrait of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, revisiting his flight and public life ten years later through training footage, international visits, and mass celebrations.

Documentary film about the Soviet circus with the participation of Yuri Nikulin, Zinovy Gerdt, Yuri Durov, Mikhail Rumyantsev and Irina Shestua.

Young ballet artists from across the Soviet Union showcase their skills at the All-Union Festival of Choreographic Schools.

Alfred Schnittke, renowned Russian composer of German descent, talks about his life and music.

About the military exercises of submariners of the Pacific Navy of the USSR.

This documentary covers Soviet women's efforts for peace, friendship, and mutual understanding between peoples.

A 1943 Soviet war propaganda film by Ukrainian director Oleksandr Dovzhenko and Yuliya Solntseva. It is Dovzhenko's second World War II documentary, and dealt with the Battle of Kharkiv. The film incorporates German footage of the invasion of Ukraine, which was later captured by the Soviets.

A documentary on the history of the Red Army, from the Russian Civil War to the end of the Second World War.

The life story of Marshal Georgi Zhukov, hero of the First World War and commander of the Red Army during World War II, as told by actor Mikhail Ulyanov, who often portrayed him on film.

Documentary footage of Soviet Air Forces parade held on 9 July 1961 on Tushino airfield.