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The Bolsheviks knew the value of the new art of cinema, and made it one of the most important ways of entertainment in the new country.

10 BEST screen adaptations of Russian classics Sergei Bondarchuk/Моsfilm, 1965 Some claim the book is always better than the film. Others argue that screen adaptations help give new life to books that no longer thrill and challenge. Whatever side of the debate you take, have a look through our picks for must-see adaptations. 1. ‘War and Peace’ by Sergei Bondarchuk Bondarchuk’s six-hour magnum opus became the first Soviet movie to win an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1969. ‘War and Peace’ also scooped the Golden Globe award for Best Foreign Language Film....

18 Feb in 14:20 Famous Soviet and Russian actor Andrei Myagkov, holder of the People’s Artist of the RSFSR title, has died, the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater said. The theater said the date and time of the funeral will be announced later, TASS reported. Andrei Myagkov was born on July 8, 1938 in Leningrad. After graduation from the Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Art Theater School in 1965 Myagkov joined the Sovremennik Theater in Moscow and later the Chekhov Moscow Art Theater. Also, he coached theater school students, authored several books and built a successful career as a film actor. On th...