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Vladimir Khotinenko
Vladimir Ivanovich Khotinenko (russian: Владимир Иванович Хотиненко; born 20 January 1952 in Slavgorod, Altai Krai, Soviet Union) is a Russian actor, film director and designer. Biography Born in the Altai Krai, Russian SFSR to Ivan Afanasyevich and Valentina Vasilievna Khotinenko. His father was Ukrainian, his mother came from Don Cossacks. In 1976, he received his diploma from the Institute of Architecture of Sverdlovsk, in what is now Ekaterinburg. After his military service, he was from 1978 to 1982, assistant designer at Studio-Film in Sverdlovsk, and was assistant director for the film by Nikita Mikhalkov, ''A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov''. He collaborated on other films by Mikhalkov in Moscow, such as ''Five Nights'' (Пять вечеров) 1979, and ''Family Relations'' (Родня) 1981. He then became director of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. His 1999 film ''Strastnoy Boulevard'' was entered into the 21st M ...
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Slavgorod
Slavgorod (russian: Сла́вгород) is a town in Altai Krai, Russia, located between Lakes Sekachi and Bolshoye Yarovoye. Population: 48,000 (1975). History It was founded in 1910 and was granted town status in 1914. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Slavgorod is, together with twenty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of krai significance of Slavgorod—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ....Law #28-ZS As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Slavgorod is incorporated as Slavgorod Urban Okrug.Law #124-ZS Both administrative and municipal territories of Slavgorod were enlarged effective January 1, 201 ...
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2014 Russian Annexation Of Crimea
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War. The events in Kyiv that ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on 22 February 2014 sparked pro-Russian demonstrations as of 23 February against the (prospected) new Ukrainian government. At the same time Russian president Vladimir Putin discussed Ukrainian events with security service chiefs remarking that "we must start working on returning Crimea to Russia". On 27 February, Russian troops captured strategic sites across Crimea, followed by the installation of the pro-Russian Aksyonov government in Crimea, the Crimean status referendum and the declaration of Crimea's independence on 16 March 2014. Although Russia initially claimed their military was not involved in the events, Putin later admitted that troops were deployed to "stand behind Crimea's s ...
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The Priest (2009 Film)
''The Priest'' (russian: Поп, Pop) is a 2009 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. Plot The film begins in June 1941 in the backwater Russian village of Tikhoye in Soviet Latvia. Priest Alexander carries out the duties of his ministry, helped by his wife, Alevtina. Two days later, German troops occupy the village. As part of an effort to gain the local villagers' favor, the German occupiers are keen to reopen the Orthodox churches that had been closed by the Soviet authorities. Alexander is offered a position at the Pskov Orthodox Mission ( :ru:Псковская православная миссия) to the Pskov oblast. An Orthodox church building in the village of Zakaty, confiscated and turned by the previous Soviet authorities into a hall for film showings and the like, is restored to its former use, with the church bell rescued from the lake. However, life under the Nazis is ambiguous and the priest must walk a tightrope (metaphorically) between faithful ...
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1612 (film)
''1612'' is a 2007 Russian epic historical drama film about the 17th century Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War with the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was directed by Vladimir Khotinenko and produced by Nikita Mikhalkov. The film was released on 1 November 2007, to coincide with the celebrations of National Unity Day on 4 November that marks the expulsion of Polish troops from Moscow. Plot The film is set in Russia during the Time of Troubles, a period of civil disorder, famine and Polish invasion that followed the fall of the Rurik dynasty, which had ruled Russia in various capacities from 862 to 1598. The protagonist, Andrey, had been a servant at Tsar Boris Godunov's court while he was a boy, where he became the sole witness to the murder of the Tsar's family by the order of plotting boyars. Andrey is then sold to slavery. Now, seven years later, he is bought by a Spanish mercenary, Alvaro Borja, who seeks to profit from this war by fighting for ...
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72 Meters
''72 Meters'' (russian: 72 метра) is a 2004 Russian disaster film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko based on the short stories from the collection of stories of the same name by Alexander Pokrovsky. Synopsis Officers of the Russian Navy, lieutenant-commanders Pyotr Orlov (Marat Basharov) and Ivan Muravyov (Dmitry Ulyanov) have been members of the ''Slavyanka'' submarine crew for a long time. They used to be best friends, but during their service in Sevastopol in the 1980s, they met a beautiful girl Nelly (Chulpan Khamatova) and fell in love with her at first sight. Nelly chose Ivan, and their friendship fractured. In the early 1990s, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and partition of the Soviet Navy, the crew of ''Slavyanka'' refused to swear allegiance to Ukraine and were transferred to the Northern Fleet. After that, life and service took their quiet routine course. During an ordinary sortie Captain Gennady Yanychar ( Andrey Krasko) sets a task to conduct a torpe ...
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A Moslem
''A Moslem'' (russian: Мусульманин, ''Musulmanin'') is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Yevgeny Mironov as Kolya Ivanov the Mussulman * Aleksandr Baluev as Fedya, Kolya's brother * Nina Usatova as Sonya, Kolya's mother * Evdokiya Germanova as Verka * Alexander Peskov as Unknown (political officer in the military unit, where Kolya served) * Ivan Bortnik as Kolya's godfather * Sergei Taramaev as Holy Father Michael * Pyotr Zaychenko as Pavel Petrovich * Vladimir Ilyin as Gena the shepherd Awards * Award of Montreal World Film Festival: Special Grand Prix of the jury - "Best film of the year" (1995) * Awards of Kinotavr: "Best Actress", "Best Actor" (1995) * Nika Award The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the ...
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Makarov (film)
''Makarov'' (russian: Макаров) is a 1993 Russian thriller drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. The film won the Nika Award for Best Picture of the Year in 1994. Plot The film tells about the poet Alexander Sergeyevich Makarov, who received a pistol from the system of his namesake, which radically changed his life and relations with people around him. Cast * Sergey Makovetsky as Aleksandr Sergeyevich Makarov * Elena Mayorova as Natasha, his wife (as Yelena Majorova) * Irina Metlitskaya as Margo * Vladimir Ilyin as Vasya * Sergei Parshin * Leonid Okunyov * Evgeniy Steblov * Viktor Smirnov * Ilya Rutberg * Ivan Agafonov Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ... References External links * {{IMDb title, id=0107490 1993 films 1990s Russian-lan ...
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The Swarm (1990 Film)
''The Swarm'' (russian: Рой) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko. Plot The film tells about the life of the Zavarzins family, who in 1909 went to live in Siberia and founded an apiary there. Cast * Vladimir Ilyin * Cheslav Sushkevich * Ivan Agafonov * V. Andrianov * Oleg Belov * Aleksandr Cheskidov * Natalya Churkina * Sergey Fetisov Sergey may refer to: * Sergey (name), a Russian given name (including a list of people with the name) * Sergey, Switzerland, a municipality in Switzerland * ''Sergey'' (wasp), a genus in subfamily Doryctinae The Doryctinae or doryctine wasps a ... * Boris Galkin * Gennadiy Garbuk References External links * * 1990 films 1990s Russian-language films Soviet drama films 1990 drama films {{Soviet-film-stub ...
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Mirror For A Hero
''Mirror for a Hero'' (russian: Зеркало для героя, Zerkalo dlya geroya) is a 1987 Soviet two-part science fiction drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko based on the short story of the same name by Stanislav Rybas. Plot Metropolitan psychologist-linguist Sergei Pshenichny (Sergey Koltakov), soon after quarreling with his father (Felix Stepun) on ideological grounds, meets with former mining engineer Andrei Nemchinov (Ivan Bortnik), who recently returned from prison, at a concert by the rock band Nautilus Pompilius. After the concert, Sergei and Andrei, passing through the city park, see that a film shooting is taking place, about the post-war time. To get a better look at what is happening on the set, they decide to climb over the park fence, but hit some cable lying on the ground and get transferred into the past — in the late 1940s. But this test for Sergei and his random acquaintance does not end. Every time the night passes and morning begins, the day is a ...
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Alone And Unarmed
Alone and Unarmed (russian: Один и без оружия, Odin i bez oruzhiya) is a Soviet 1984 crime drama directed by Pavel Fattahutdinov and Vladimir Khotinenko. A screen adaptation of the detective Nikolai Leonov's ''Agony''. Plot The film is set in 1927. Former commander of the Red Army Konstantin Vorontsov is appointed chief of criminal investigation in a small provincial town. Together with experienced investigation employee Ivan Melentyev, he starts to fight the leader of the thieves' world who goes by the name of Korney. Vorontsov and Melentyev prefer different methods of work; if Melentyev relies on deliberate placement of his people in the criminal environment, then Vorontsov wants to act as quickly as possible. The complexity of the struggle against Korney is that he does not commit the crimes with his own hands but instead oversees their execution. Due to a successful operation judiciary police manages to plant their agent to Korney in order to find out the place ...
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The Fall Of The Empire
''The Fall of the Empire'' (russian: Гибель империи, Gibel' imperii) is a Russian TV miniseries in ten episodes directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005. It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintelligence officer Sergei Pavlovich Kostin (Aleksandr Baluev), a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War, who works to uncover enemy plots aided by his sidekick Ivan Karlovich Shtol'ts (Marat Basharov). Cast Main characters of the series * Alexander Baluev - Captain of counterintelligence Sergei Pavlovich Kostin * Sergei Makovetsky - Professor of Law, and then the captain of the Army Intelligence Alexander Mikhailovich Nesterovsky * Maria Mironova - Elena Ivanovna Saburova * Chulpan Khamatova - Olga Semenovna Nesterovskaya * Marat Basharov - lieutenant counterintelligence Ivan Karlovich Stolz * Andrey Krasko - non-commissioned counterintelligence officer Nikolai Alexeyevich Strelnikov '' The real historical figures in the series * Vladislav G ...
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Family Relations
''Family Relations'' (russian: Родня, Rodnya) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Plot A rural woman Mariya Konovalova (Nonna Mordyukova) goes to the regional center to visit her daughter Nina (Svetlana Kryuchkova), and beloved granddaughter Irishka (Fedor Stukov). A good and simple-minded woman can not imagine what kind of world they are living - the dearest and, perhaps, the only people close to her. Trying to deal with their ideas about life and being willing to improve her daughter's difficult relationship with her ex-husband, she brings them all to a lot of grief. Cast * Nonna Mordyukova as Maria Konovalova * Svetlana Kryuchkova as Nina, Maria's daughter * Yuri Bogatyryov as Tasik, Nina's husband * Andrei Petrov as Liapin, Maria's fellow traveler * Fyodor Stukov as Irishka, Nina's daughter * Ivan Bortnik as Vovchik, Maria's ex-husband * Oleg Menshikov as Kirill, Vovchik's son * Vsevolod Larionov as Lieutenant-General in the train * Nikita Mikhalk ...
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