Discovering Kamchatka
Russian Federation | 1998
A report on the region of Kamchatka after the fall of the Soviet Union, its attempts to become a tourist hot spot, and the unique environment local government are trying to protect.
Moscow's Mad TV
Communist TV gave Russians what the State thought they ought to watch; democracy brought the shopping channel and live crime.
The End of Moscow's Party
The economic problems of the late 1990s plunged Russia into crisis. For the new middle class the party is over and the crisis that's been raging in the Provinces has come to the capital to roost.
The Remarkable Republic of Kalmykia
The murder of journalist Larisa Yudina in Kalmykia in June '98 shocked the whole of Russia. But who runs this strange republic?
Three Days and Never Again
Two weeks before the end of his national service, Alexander Birgukov shot and killed his two commanding officers. He was sentenced to death. But when it was alleged that one of his victims had sexually harassed him, President Boris Yeltsin commuted his death sentence to a lifetime in prison. Tenderly revealing two lives lived in limbo, this film bears witness to the first and final visit of his m…
Moscow's Tycoon School
Russia''s move into the capitalist system has not been without birth pains. Traditional Soviet lethargy, corruption, and the mafia have all combined to make Russia a difficult place to do business.