Igor Bessarabov

A documentary portrait of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, revisiting his flight and public life ten years later through training footage, international visits, and mass celebrations.

A poetic documentary chronicling the history of Soviet childhood from the Russian Revolution to the postwar years. Combining children’s drawings with archival footage, the film portrays how young people experienced war, upheaval, and progress, while reflecting on the role of education, the Pioneers, and the dreams of future generations.

A Soviet biographical documentary devoted to Leonid I. Brezhnev, portraying his life “at work and at home” and tracing his path from the son of a metalworker to General Secretary of the CPSU and Marshal of the Soviet Union.

A documentary portrait of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, revisiting his flight and public life ten years later through training footage, international visits, and mass celebrations.

A poetic documentary chronicling the history of Soviet childhood from the Russian Revolution to the postwar years. Combining children’s drawings with archival footage, the film portrays how young people experienced war, upheaval, and progress, while reflecting on the role of education, the Pioneers, and the dreams of future generations.

A Soviet biographical documentary devoted to Leonid I. Brezhnev, portraying his life “at work and at home” and tracing his path from the son of a metalworker to General Secretary of the CPSU and Marshal of the Soviet Union.