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Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

A farce. Lina wants to go to the Caucasus so much that she gets sick with "resort fever". The worried husband convenes a consultation of doctors. But Lina still breaks out to Sochi, where a lot of fun adventures await her.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A grief-stricken ballerina becomes the obsession of an increasingly unhinged artist.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Priklyuchenie Liny v Sochi perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

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

The famous wrestler Carlo de Milano possessed extraordinary strength. Together with his adopted son, he bought an old house with a vineyard and a deep basement, where a rotten staircase led.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

Wealthy Mrs. Khromova has a natural daughter, Musya, and an adopted daughter, Nata. The merchant Zhurov is in love with Nata, and hopes to marry her, but she is non-committal. When Zhurov introduces his friend Prince Bartinsky to the family, both young women soon fall in love with the dashing but irresponsible prince. The prince is in love with Nata, but because of his enormous debts, he decides to marry Musya to get her dowry, and he allows Nata to marry Zhurov. All the while, Mrs. Khromova remains very uneasy, fearing that marriage is unlikely to cause the self-indulgent prince to change his ways.

Dir: Yevgeny Bauer

Andrei lives a secluded life with his aunt, studying and thinking about his now-deceased mother. His friend Tsenin is concerned, and tries to get Andrei to accompany him to social events. After watching the actress Zoya Kadmina perform, Andrei is fascinated with her, and is then astounded to receive a note from her. He has only one brief meeting with her, and then three months later he is shocked to learn of her death. He now becomes obsessed with her memory, and he decides that he must find out all that he can about her.