A wife finds her life transformed after a torrid affair in this story of murder. Katia is a rather dull young woman who types manuscripts for Irina, her husband’s mother and successful writer of romance novels. Katia’s husband is a real momma’s boy. They go to Irina’s summer house to work....
1787. The love story of Count Sheremetev and the serf actress Praskovya Zhemchugova is played out in the original historical decorations of the Ostankino and Kuskovo palaces-museums.
On May 13, 1905, the corpse of one of the richest people in Russia, the manufacturer and philanthropist Savva Morozov, was found. For more than a hundred years, the official version has dominated that the millionaire committed suicide. However, how did the relatives manage to bury the suicide at...
This film shows the daily routine at a female prison under freezing conditions in Russia. These prisoners are murderers but most were defending themselves. We can see the scars. One woman said "The only thing my husband didn't hit me with was the stove". Tattoos are common as are relationships with...
