When a history teacher suddenly is elected Ukrainian President, he finds fighting corruption harder than expected, even as members of his own family try to cash in.
Servant of the People (2015-2019) Part 2
Compartment 6 (2021)
Finnish student Laura, dumped by her Moscow lover, meets boorish miner Ljoha on the train to Murmansk where she hopes to see petroglyphs.
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
The touching story of an orphaned 12-year old boy during WW 2 who serves as a scout for the Russian Army, robbed of his childhood
The Comey Rule (2020)
The story of FBI Director James Comey’s relationship to President Trump during the investigations into the Clinton emails & that of the Trump organizations ties with Russia.
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
In 1905 Russia Tevye the Jewish milkman talks with God about wealth, struggles with 3 of his daughters over choice of a spouse, & suffers the indignity of exile during a pogrom.
Tevya (1939)
Based on a Yiddish story by Sholem Aleichem, this centers on the conflict between the Russian Jewish milkmn Tevya & his daughter Chave’s desire to marry a Gentile.
Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles (2019)
This is a terrific documentary about the making of Fiddler on the Roof from its origins in Yiddish theater to Broadway and Hollywood. Click the title to read my review.
Red Sparrow (2018)
A Russian ballerina forced to become a spy is charged with seducing a CIA agent to discover a mole in Russian intelligence.
Tsar (2009)
The conflict between Russia’s Ivan the Terrible & his Metropolitan Filip is similar to that between England’s King Henry VIII & Thomas More, but more bloody.
Generation War (2013)
An epic tale follows the misfortunes of 5 young Berliners involved in the Nazi invasion of Russia, from 1941 hopeful years through 1945’s disillusinionment.