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Битва за Украину

Battle for Ukraine

16+

88 min

Russian

7
Artdoc rating

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Renowned Russian director Andrey Konchalovsky analyzes how Ukraine, formerly part of the Soviet empire and now a large European country, is trying to escape from the close embrace of its former older brother, Russia, and not become one of America's satellites. This large-scale study lasted almost three years. It was attended by ex-president of Poland Alexander Kwasniewski, ex-president of Slovakia Rudolf Schuster, ex-president of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze, 7th UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, ex-prime minister of Russia Viktor Chernomyrdin, businessman Boris Berezovsky, as well as many Ukrainian, Russian and American historians, politicians and journalists. One of the main experts in the film is the second president of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma. The film "Battle for Ukraine" raises many questions. What are the cultural roots of the confrontation between the West and the East? Can a country located at the intersection of European and Russian interests be independent? What is the price of this independence? And since Andrei Konchalovsky is a Russian director, an important place in his research is the idea that Ukraine is not Russia, despite the common historical destiny. This is a painful conclusion both for Russia and for part of Ukrainian society. But only by accepting it, Russia will be able to stop living with the ghosts of the Cold War.

Film crew

Director
Evgeny Grigoriev, Ekaterina Veshcheva
Screen writer
Andrei Konchalovsky, Ekaterina Zenovich
Operator
Andrey Kostyanov, Artem Anisimov
Producer
Andrey Konchalovsky

MOVIE ABOUT

Theme
History, Propaganda, Politics, Economy
Country
Russia
Film studio
Продюсерский центр Андрея Кончаловского
Genre
Essay
Country of action
Ukraine
Period of action
2010, 2011, 2012
Festivals
Artdocfest 2014, Lavr doc 2012
Financing
Independent
TVPG
16+
Languages
Russian

Tags

Украина
История
Культура
Независимость
Восток
Запад