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Many countries in Eurasia are known for their cinematic traditions. As economies have recovered after the turbulent 90s, so has production of local cinema and TV. Some of these efforts are even now competing locally with international offerings and even becoming known abroad. More recently, Eurasia has also become known as a software hub generating video games popular the world over.

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Repentance: A Georgian Film and a Warning To The World

In 1984, the Georgian director Tengiz Abuladze made a film called Repentance. It was quickly banned  for its truly daring allegorical depiction of Stalin’s terror and how future generations of leaders suppress the truth of the crimes of their ancestors. However, Gorbachev’s glasnost policies unearthed the film and allowed for its domestic and international release […]

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