authors, russian

A remarkable portrait showing the inner world of the great Russian writer, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The documentary is based on Sokurov's talks with Solzhenitsyn and his wife in their home near Moscow. The film's focus is not stirctly biographical;, the writer is of interest to the filmmaker more for his attitudes, thoughts and present life, than for his legendary past.

A biography of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian Nobel Laureate for Literature, covering all the major periods of his life, from childhood to his years in the Stalinist labor camps, his struggle against censorship, his exile in 1974, and his return to Russia after the fall of Communism.

A biography of ninteenth-century Russian author Anton Chekhov, drawing from documents and letters from Chekhov's lovers, friends, and family members to tell the story of his early life, his marriage, his struggle to choose a career, and his battle with tuberculosis.

Traces the life and career of the celebrated Russian writer who also gained fame for his moral and social philosophies.

Presents a comprehensive discussion of the writers of St. Petersburg, Russia, including Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol, and Alexander Pushkin.