Ivan Urgant is one of Russia’s most recognizable TV personalities. He has hosted music programs, a cooking show, game shows, holiday specials, and Russia’s most successful “western-style” late night talk show. He also acts in movies and is increasingly seen in advertisements. Urgant was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) into a family of actors. His […]
Салют-7, or Salyut-7, was released in Russia on October 12, 2017. It became one of Russia’s highest grossing films of that year, eventually bringing in $13.4 million USD. Salyut-7 is based on true events that happened in 1985 when the Salyut-7 unmanned Soviet space station, in orbit close to Earth, abruptly stopped responding to commands from […]
Последний богатырь, or The Last Bogatyr, was released in Russia on October 16, 2017. Co-produced by Disney and a Russian studio called “Yellow, Black, and White,” The Last Bogatyr quickly became a box office success. Just one month after its release, the film had already made $28.8 million USD, replacing Stalingrad (2013) as the highest-grossing domestic […]
