Lydia Sycheva

The Kreutzer Sonata

The Kreutzer Sonata is based on a novella by Leo Tolstoy, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The work is...

Tercentenary of the Romanov Dynasty's Accession

This large historical production was staged simultaneously with A. Khanzhonkov's painting "The Accession of the...

Mother

Only fragments exist of this early version of Mat [Mother] by Aleksandr Razumnyj.

The Duel

Romashov, an officer, receives an invitation from Nicolayeff, whose wife's birthday is coming up. At the birthd...

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Little Fish

An adaptation of the fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin.

Days of Our Life

Mara

Petersburg Slums

Five-episode adaptation of the eponymous Russian novel, directed by Pyotr Chardynin et al.

Lieutenant Yergunov

Tale of Priest Pankrat

The first Soviet anti-religious film.

L'khaim

Rukhele's parents make her marry rich Matteus, but she loves poor Shlomo. In two years Rukhele has a child but...