#russian movies

[vintage-russia]

Still from the movie "Дочь купца Башкирова|Merchant Bashkirov's daughter" (1913)

[russianfolklore]

Morozko from the 1924 russian movie "Morozko" by Yuri Zhelyabuzhskiy.

Morozko (Grandfather Frost) is a spirit of frost or sometimes a wizard of winter. Since the 19th century this character has changed, and now he is a symbol of the New Year holiday. Morozko is similar to Santa Claus in his modern role in russian culture.

Honestly, I made this post only to promote the movie. You must see it, it's good. Morozko of 1924 is a silent movie, you can just read the tale to understand what is happening on the screen. The movie is basically a horror (but not really scary, not in modern sense at least), and the plot of the movie is closer to the fairy tale than the plot of the 1964 version.

Pro:

it's a movie adaptation of the fairy tale

it's a horror

Morozko!

actually interesting to watch

it's just 35 minutes long

authentical folk costumes from a century ago

wedding (the wedding song is a banger!)

There are no cons. Just watch it! :)

[psykopaths]

Nostalghia, (1983)

Dir - Andrei Tarkovsky

[iilllya]

Преступление и наказание (Crime and Punishment) (1970) Georgy Taratorkin and Aleksandr Pavlov as Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov and Dmitry Prokofyich Razumikhin

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Aelita, Queen of Mars / Aleksandra Peregonets as Ikhoshka

I think of this as "the bumblebee costume" because of the striped body and the headdress that reminds me of antennae. Ikhoshka is Queen Aelita's favorite servant, and she wears this elaborate framework "skirt" over a pair of baggy pantaloons. She also has ballet slippers, a chunky necklace, and something like a battery pack at her waist.

The costumes for the Martian sequences, designed by Aleksandra Ekster, are outlandish and highly imaginative. This movie was said to be a strong influence on Metropolis. You can find several versions of it free to watch on YouTube.

[russianperioddrama]

Welcome to the Russian Period Dramas Bracket everyone! The order of things will look something like this:

Polls will start posting tomorrow. One group (A, B, C, D) will be posted per day, starting with Group A. Polls will run for a week. Once all polls for a round close, polls for the following round will begin posting within 24-48 hours (depending on mod availability). You may send in asks with “propaganda” if you wish.

Round 1 matches are listed out below for a full text version. Note that titles are listed in the format: English tittle (official/”official”* or translated) | transliterated title. (*There are occasionally some variations in what is the “official” English title. I tried my best here, usually prioritizing what is used by a major streaming service or wiki).

GROUP A

Ekaterina: The Rise of Catherin the Great | Ekaterina (2014) vs. Pushkin: the Last Duel | Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel (2006)

The Barber of Siberia | Sibirskiy tsiryulnik (1998) vs. Tchaikovsky's wife | Zhena Chaikovskogo (2022)

The Duelist | Duelyant (2016) vs. Life of a Mistress | Volnaya gramota (2018)

Catherine the Great | Velikaya (2015) vs. Poor Nastya | Bednaya Nastya (2023)

Detective Anna | Anna – detectiv (2016) vs. Gardes-marines Ahead! | Gardemariny, vperyod! (1988)

Bloody Lady | Krovavaya Barinya (2018) vs. Institute For Noble Maidens | Institut blagorodnykh devits (2010)

Union of Salvation | Soyuz spaseniya (2019) vs. Star of Captivating Happiness | Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya (1975)

Russian Ark | Russkiy kovcheg (2002) vs. Poor Poor Paul | Bednyy bednyy Pavel (2003)

GROUP B

The Silver Skates | Serebryanyy konki (2020) vs. Sins of Our Fathers | Grekhi ottsov (2004)

Bezsonov (2019) vs. Voskresensky (2021)

Sunstroke  | Solnechnyy Udar (2014) vs. The Fall of the Empire | Gibel imperii (2005)

Matilda (2017) vs. Gloomy River | Ugryum-reka(2021)

The Road To Calvary  | Hozhdenie po mukam (2017) vs. How the Steel Was Tempered | Kak zakalyalas stal (1973)

Admiral (2008) vs. Quiet Flows the Don | Tikhiy Don (2015)

Morphine | Morphiy (2008) vs. Battalion | Batalyon (2015)

Rasputin | Grigoriy R (2014) vs. Christmas Trees 1914 | Yolki 1914 (2014)

GROUP  C

War and Peace | Voyna I mir (1966) vs. The Queen of Spades | Pikovaya dama (1982)

Pechorin (2011) vs. A Hero of Our Time | Geroy nashego vremeni  (2006)

Eugene Onegin | Yevgeny Onegin (1959) vs. A Cruel Romance | Zhestokiy romans (1984)

Gogol (2017) vs. The Idiot | Idiot (2003)

Anna Karenina: Vronsky’s Story | Anna Karenina. Istoriya Vronskogo (2017) vs. Anna Karenina (2009)

Crime and Punishment | Prestuplenie i nakazanie (2007) vs. Brothers Karamazov | Bratya Karamazovy (2009)

Fathers and Sons | Ottsy i deti (2008) vs. Lady Into Lassie | Baryshnya krestyanka (1995)

Two Women | Dve zhenshchiny (2014) vs. The Emperor’s Love | Lyubov imperatora (2003)

GROUP D

Sophia (2016) vs. The Youth of Peter the Great | Yunost Petra (1980)

Furious | Legenda o Kolovrate (2017) vs. Alexander: The Neva Battle | Aleksandr. Nevskaya bitva (2008)

Viking (2016) vs. Iron Lord | Yaroslav: Tysyachu let nazad (2010)

The Terrible | Groznyy (2020) vs. Tsar (2009)

Godunov (2018) vs. Schism | Raskol (2011)

Land of Legends | Serdtse Parmy (2022) vs. Golden Horde | Zolotaya Orda (2018)

Conquest | Tobol (2019) vs. Secrets of the Palace Revolutions | Tayny dvortsovykh perevorotov (2000)

Elizabeth | Elizaveta (2022) vs. Cathedral | Sobor (2021)

[the-cricket-chirps]

Stenberg Brothers

Sep

1928

[hypnoticvamp]

Viktor Tsoi as Moro

The Needle (1988)

[o2studies]

༻`` 17 Mar 24 — Sunday

100 days of productivity 60/100

Drugi Polski post:

W zeszłym tygodniu zaczęłam słuchać Rosyjskich piosenek. Najbardziej tych starszych. I niedawno też oglądnęłam Rosyjski film, "Moskwa nie wierzy w łzy" (był super!). Gdzieś rok temu napisałam Rosyjski alfabet w zeszycie, ale nawet nie spróbowałam się jego nauczyć. Dzisiaj się nauczyłam cały alfabet!! Nie wiem jak dużo planuje się nauczyć jeszcze; mam egzaminiy w Kwietniu i Maju, planujemy polecieć do Włoch znowu kiedyś w letniu i bym chciała nauczyć się trochę Włoskiego tym razem. Ale zobaczymy! Ruski to ładny język.

Moja ulubiona Rosyjska piosenka to 🎵 Александра przez Татьяна Никитина и Сергей Никитин

Angielskie tłumaczenie jest poniżej/The english translation is underneath

Second Polish post:

Last week I started listening to Russian songs. Mostly the older ones. And recently I also watched a Russian movie, "Moscow does not believe in tears" (it was amazing!). About a year ago I wrote down the Russian alphabet in a notebook, but I never even started learning it. Today I learnt the whole alphabet!! I don't know much much I'm planning to learn; I've got exams in April and May, we're planning on going to Italy sometime in the summer again and I'd like to learn some Italian this time. But we'll see! Russian is a nice language.

My favourite Russina song is 🎵 Александра by Татьяна Никитина и Сергей Никитин

[vintage-russia]

Still from the movie "Dying swan" (1916)

[morushroom]

Just watched "Брат 2" with my fellas.

Well, the thing is... The whole movie was set up in America and there was a certain club scene with a loud, a bit muffled, oddly familiar song playing.

Oddly familiar, perhaps, because I listen to these a lot...

Catched this one on the flight, and of course it turned out to be a midwest emo band. Fucking midwest emo in a postsoviet russian movie.

INSANE. Also the song has that undeniable vibe, just take a listen.

Despite of CLEARLY being audible in the scene, it never released on "Брат 2" OST CDs alongside some ukrainian music, aside from never releasing on any streaming platforms. Yet, the whole album by Sleeping For Sunrise can be found in the random places of the web, which is pretty odd. :(

Also, I must say that during a huge chunk of a film Danila wears that midwest emo-ass sweater which I appreciate.

born to slay, forced to брат

[evepolastrisgf]

KOROVIEV EDIT!! I REPEAT KOROVIEV EDIT 🗣️🗣️

the man of my dreams 🗣️💕🫶🏼 ( might i say the best koroviev adaptation but i might be biased)

[gregor-samsung]

Маяк [The Lighthouse] (Mariya Saakyan, 2006)  

[milkyway-ashes]

yooo ✨

I've made icons of Fyodor Basmanov and Ivan the Terrible from the movie Ivan the Terrible (1944) to use as matching pfps :3

pls like or reblog if you use <3

[owls-and-cakes]

Mikhail Kuznetsov as Fyodor Basmanov moodboard

requests are now... closed!

[the-cricket-chirps]

Stenberg Brothers

The Sold Appetite

1928