Author: Mikhail Shipilov

Aleksei Balabanov and His Films: Cult Classics of Post-Soviet Russia

Aleksei Balabanov is one of Russia’s best known directors of the 1990s and his movies are known for capturing the essence of those turbulent years. Below is brief biography for him and several synopsis and reviews of his work, with links to watch them in the original Russian on YouTube. Balabanov’s Education and Early Work […]