Visionary Picks Drawn from the Same DNA as Dina Dza-dzu: Cult Guide

Dir: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Deti - tsvety zhizni perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Film about he childhood of the Russian Tsar Peter I (Peter the Great) and the transition between the reign of his father Alexei and his own.

Dir: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Novoye platye korolya perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

As she works in her tedious office job, Maria Ivanovna dreams about being married, and she has particular hopes that her co-worker Nikodim Mityushin will take an interest in her. Nikodim, though, is in love with Zina, who sells cigarettes on the sidewalk, and he frequently buys cigarettes from her even though he does not smoke. One day, a film crew uses Zina as an extra in an outdoor scene, and the cameraman, Latugin, falls in love with her. Latugin soon arranges an acting job for Zina. To complicate matters further, Zina has yet another admirer in Oliver MacBride, an American businessman who is visiting Moscow.

Dir: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Morozko perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky

An old man takes his daughter to the forest in winter at the instigation of her evil stepmother, where the girl meets the spirit of frost.