Documentary film is the main object of my interest and research. Here I will present compilations of the documentaries that are related to different themes of my research.

leader and nation

crimea

history: nostalgia and memories

Science, Technology and Economics

The Land

The Orthodox Church and Faith

War and Peace

Who are the Russians?

Leader and Nation

Your High Loneliness [Vashe Visokoodinochestvo] (2004)

Director Igor Shadkhan; presenter Oleg Poptsov Length: 3 episodes (40, 40, 46 min) Where it was shown: TVC Characters: Vladimir Putin Unfortunately, the film is not available online. This film is a virtual dialogue with…

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March 3, 2022March 3, 2022

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President’s classmates [Odnoklassniki Presidenta] (2004)

Director Igor Shadkhan Length: 43 minutes The film is not accessible online. Shadkhan got the idea for this film from Elena Sokolova, who studied in the 10G class at School 281 and graduated in 1970.…

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March 3, 2022

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Comrade President [Tovarisch President] (2004)

Director Vasily Bereza; script writer Pavel Shirov; producer Andrey Norkin, Pavel Shirov, Vasily Bereza; editors Vladimir Kara-Murza, Sergey Buneev, Alena Stepanenko, Viktor Kulganyuk, Tatiana Lobko, Aleksandr Orlov, Tatiana Adamyan Production: TV company EchoLength: 2 episodes,…

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March 1, 2022March 3, 2022

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President´s friends [Druz´ya presidenta] (1999)

Director Igor Shadkhan Film crew:   Kuzin O., Korzhavin G., Myachin A., Manilova A. Length: 80 minutes Information about this film is from Rasskazhi pro menya, Igor! by Natalia Shadkhan, wife of film director Igor Shadkhan.…

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February 5, 2022February 27, 2022

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Putin. The Leap Year [Putin. Visokosny god] (2001)

Putin. The Leap Year [Putin. Visokosny god] by Vitaly Mansky presents the footage from the first year of Putin’s presidency. Starting from his first days in the Kremlin when he became the Acting President until May…

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November 29, 2021February 27, 2022

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Unknown Putin. Peace and War [Neizvestniy Putin. Mir i Voina], 2000.

This film about Vladimir Putin is the first one about his presidency of the Russian Federation. Later on Mansky made two documentaries, which were based on the material from this film.

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November 29, 2021September 16, 2022

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Vladimir Putin. Evening talk [Vladimir Putin. Vecherny razgovor] (2002)

This film is based on the first interview that filmmaker Igor Shadkhan had with Vladimir Putin in 1991. The next year, this interview was shown as a film called Power [Vlast]  (1992). Shadkhan saved all…

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November 29, 2021January 25, 2022

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Leader and Nation

Documentary films about Vladimir Putin Documentary films become part of the agenda whenever it comes to Vladimir Putin. Film – investigation, film – interview, film-biography, film-essay. Either pro- or anti- Putin documentary films involve often…

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November 29, 2021March 3, 2022

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Power [Vlast] (1992)

Director Igor Shadkhan,Production: TV and Radio Company “Russkoe video”Length: 45 minWhere it was shown: 1992, Saint PetersburgCharacters: Vladimir Putin Film online (a short episode): More episodes from the film. Director Shadkhan is talking about his…

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November 25, 2021February 27, 2022