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1) Russian ark
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
Russian
Description
A modern filmmaker magically finds himself transported to the 18th century where he embarks on a time-traveling journey through 300 years of Russian history. The first feature film ever created in a single take.
Author
Series
Publisher
Adams Media
Language
English
Description
Whether you're planning a trip to Russia or adding a second language to your resume, this book will help you to: recognize and read Cyrillic letters; pronounce Russian words like a native; ask for directions, order dinner, and conduct business; and hold your own in a conversation. Includes step-by-step lessons in vocabulary, grammar, and conversation.
6) Thief: Vor
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
Russian
Description
In 1946 a soldier fathers a child and dies before his birth. SIx years later, the mother and the child meet a handsome soldier in a train. An incredible story of much deceptions, heartbreaks and betrayals ensue.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Russian
Description
The story of awakening humanity in the midst of violence. Nominated for an Academy Award as well as a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film in 2015. An older Estonian man cares for two wounded soldiers from opposite sides of the 1990s-era war in Georgia.
Author
Series
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners in Russian need to know. Also, identify Cyrillic letters. Accompanying audio CD includes real-life converstions, a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary and more.
9) Petrov's flu
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Russian
Description
With the city in the throes of a flu epidemic, the Petrov family struggles through yet another day in a country where the past is never past, the present is a goose-fueled, icy fever dream of violence and tenderness, and where, beneath the layers of the ordinary, things turn out to be quite extraordinary. Part Science-fiction, mystery, and dark comedy, this Cannes Film Festival entry is a unique hybrid of genres.
Author
Publisher
Milet Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Over 1,000 useful, everyday words with highly realistic pictures, which help learners to easily identify the words and practice saying them in both languages. A wide range of essential and popular subjects, such as: animals, arts, house, shapes, nature, school, technology and many more"--Cover, page 4.
Milet's New Bilingual Visual Dictionary series provides an entertaining way for children to learn words in two languages. The dictionary features...
11) The Duelist
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Russian
Description
Returning to Saint Petersburg after a long exile, the dashing Yakovlev, a retired army officer, makes a comfortable living by winning other people's duels. An enigmatic, focused, and extremely skilled professional, he leaves a trail of dead bodies behind him as he swirls through polite society. But when Yakovlev meets the naive young Prince Tuchov and his beautiful sister, Princess Martha, the normally cold-hearted mercenary is surprised by hitherto...
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
Russian
Description
Tarkovsky's looking glass is not merely cracked but shattered and we see the jagged, jumbled reflections of its shards, images of Tarkovsky's childhood mixed with fragments of his adult life--a child's wartime exile, a mother's experience with political terror, the breakup of a marriage, life in a country home--all intermingled with slow-motion dream sequences and poetic chunks of stark newsreels.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A stunning documentary about the life of indigenous people living in the heart of the Siberian Taiga. Deep in the wilderness, far away from civilization, 300 people inhabit the small village of Bakhtia at the river Yenisei. There are only two ways to reach this outpost: by helicopter or boat. There's no telephone, running water or medical aid. The locals, whose daily routines have barely changed over the last centuries, live according to their own...
14) Over the limit
Series
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Russian
Description
Elite rhythmic gymnast Margarita Mamun is soon to retire, but has one final goal set out for her: winning Olympic gold. This documentary "looks at the grueling Russian system for training athletes and the intense physical and mental labor put into a sport that thrives on its beautiful aesthetics"--Container.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Russian
Description
Krasnohorivka: a town on the front lines of the war-torn region of Eastern Ukraine. When poet/filmmaker Iryna Tsilyk first visits the Trofymchuk-Gladky family home, she is surprised by what she finds: while the outside world is made up of bombings and chaos, single parent Anna and her four children are managing to keep their home as a safe haven, full of life and full of light. Every member of the family has a passion for cinema, so it feels natural...
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Russian
Description
English Russian bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Russian as their second language. Alex finds it hard to go to sleep, so he starts making up excuses. After reading a bedtime story, his father suggests planning a dream that he would like to see when he falls asleep. Find out where their imagination takes them as they plan his dream together. This bedtime story will help kids feel loved and relaxed, preparing them for...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Russian
Description
Kolya lives in a small fishing town near the stunning Barents Sea in Northern Russia. He owns an auto-repair shop that stands right next to the house where he lives with his young wife Lilya and his son Roma. The town's corrupt mayor is determined to take away his business, his house, and his land.
19) Beanpole
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Multiple
Description
1945, Leningrad. WWII has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens in tatters, physically and mentally. Two young women search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Russian
Description
English Russian Bilingual children's book. Perfect for kids studying English or Russian as their second language. Jimmy the little bunny goes to the beach with his family. There he learns about the importance of helping others. When Jimmy's sandcastle is destroyed by the wave, they work together to build the bigger and better one. Everything works out better when we help each other.
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