BIG READ April 2023 Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky: Videos about Russia

Streaming video. The Russian Revolution of 1917 marked the beginning of a new era, sending shockwaves across the world and overturning political thought. Through the voices of Vladimir Lenin and Maxim Gorky, discover the two faces of the Revolution: the theory and the practice. Let us return to this mixture of exaltation and nervousness that propelled the Revolution's actors. Retrace their steps by using their own words, their outlook. This dual narrative will give a rich perspective: one abrupt, unpredictable, moving- will be Gorky. The other - as cold as history and tactics, the planning of the next move - will follow Lenin. Both the writer and the revolutionary are haunted by the failure of the last great European revolution, the Paris Commune, 1871. Through exclusive archives and beautiful animation, Stan Neumann will immerse us into the day-by-day events, from February to October 1917.

Fareed Zakaria searches for answers to these essential questions: What is the true nature of the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin - and, what are the implications of their relationship for the world?

Streaming video. FRONTLINE and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation go behind the latest headlines to investigate Russian leader Vladimir Putin-his remarkable ascent from unemployed spy to modern-day czar, and the persistent accusations of criminality and corruption that have accompanied that rise. Trace Putin's career back two decades to his political start in St. Petersburg, where allegations of corruption began almost immediately. The film chronicles Putin's ascent as Boris Yeltsin's chosen successor, examines his controversial ties to former German Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder, and revisits the horrific 1999 Moscow apartment bombings - which continue to haunt the country, with unanswered questions about the role of Russian security services and Putin's complicity. From a senior police officer who tried to arrest Putin on corruption charges, to an investigator who tried to investigate the apartment bombings, to former writers and documentarians hired to burnish his reputation, Putin's Way offers key players' accounts portraying a Russian leader who began by professing hope and democracy but now is stoking nationalism, conflict, authoritarianism, and a complicated relationship with the West.

Streaming video. There are other videos in this series.The Russian Revolution and Civil War were major watersheds of the 20th century. Now, for the first time, the story of this blood-soaked time is being told in full color. New footage from the battlefields, expert testimonies, and exciting colorized archives help to unfold the dramatic story of the Communist rise and seizure of power in 1917.

Streaming video. There are other videos in this series. The real treasures of Russia are often hidden within remote places. Some photographers set out on journeys to faraway lands; others scour their daily life. But they are all looking for the same thing: the real Russia - its body, its soul, its myth. Russia's urbanization discrepancies are striking: 93% of the population lives on a third of the territory. The big cities continue to gather more and more of the Russian population as they are seeking more comfort and modernity. Beyond the urban border there is scarcely anyone: in some places, population density does not exceed one person per square kilometer. But it is in those remote, isolated places, far from everything and with little infrastructure, that you will find Russia's real treasures. Far from a rosy, smooth, and seamless picture, you will find a modern tale that mirrors reality: sometimes weird, crazy, sad, eerie, elusive... The Russian spirit lives on with the locals, on their lands, in its own time and with its own history.