Nationalities of ex-USSR in film

[Curt F. Woolhiser]

Dear SEELANGers,

I'm currently teaching a content-based advanced Russian language course on the
nationalities of the former Soviet Union, and for one of the assignments would
like to have the students view and write reviews of one or two films made in
the former Soviet republics and/or non-Russian areas of the Russian Federation.
I have begun compiling a list of such films, including those that I have seen,
as well as others that have been recommended to me by colleagues. I'm sure,
however, that there are many more films out there that would also be suitable.
     If you would like to recommend any of the films listed below, or can
suggest others that might fit the bill, I'd be delighted to hear from you (off
list, please). The films should be in or dubbed into Russian, or at the very
least, with English subtitles. Russian-language documentaries dealing with
ethnic issues in the ex-USSR would also be great. Spasibo zaranee!

Curt Woolhiser


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Nationalities of the Former USSR: Film List

Baltic States:

Baltic Love (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
City Unplugged (Estonia)
Is it Easy to be Young? (Latvia)
Nobody Wanted to Die (Lithuania)

Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova:

Earth (Ukraine)
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (Ukraine)
Forest Song (Ukraine)
A Friend of the Deceased (Ukraine)
Mazepa (Ukraine)
By Fire and Sword (Ukraine/Poland)
Come and See (Belarus)
King Stakh's Wild Hunt (Belarus)
Locals (Belarus)
Mother of the Hurricane (Belarus)
Lautari (Moldova)

North Caucasus:

Prisoner of the Caucasus
War
Blokpost

Transcaucasia:

Legend of Surami Fortress (Georgia)
Drevo zhelaniia (Georgia)
Repentance (Georgia)
Sayat Nova: The Color of Pomegranates (Armenia)

Siberia:

Dersu Uzala (Nanay)
Siberiada
Ghenghis Blues (Tyva)

Central Asia:

The Orator (Uzbekistan)
Without Fear (Uzbekistan)
The First Teacher (Kazakhstan)
The Fall of Otrar (Kazakhstan)
Kairat (Kazakhstan)
The Flight of the Bee (Tajikistan)
The Adopted Son (Kyrgyzstan)
White Sun of the Desert (Turkmenistan? Karakalpakstan?)

Volga-Ural Region (?)

(I'm not aware of any films portraying members of the ethnic groups of the
Volga-Ural region)

Other minority groups of ex-USSR:

The Commissar (Jewish)
Passport (Jewish)
Tabor ukhodit v nebo (Roma)
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Curt Woolhiser
Department of Slavic Languages
and Literatures
12 Quincy St., Barker Center
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138-3879 USA

Tel. (617) 495-3528
Fax (617) 496-4466
email: cwoolhis at fas.harvard.edu
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