The Russia We Lost

Govorukhin worked on the film for a long period, spending much of his time in archives, libraries, and film depositories. In 1991, Stanislav Govorukhin published a book which he called The Russia...we Lost (Россия… Которую мы потеряли), which formed the basis of the script of this film.

Synopsis

The film contains a large amount of factual information: photos, documents, and

Russia. Mysterious and unfamiliar country. It just so happens we don't know anything about it. That's probably why we live so hard and so stupidly... The more you learn about this unfamiliar country, the stronger you fall in love with it. This happens involuntarily... What we show is like the impression of a man who began to learn the history of his country in adulthood. And everything we learned in the process of filming, turned the soul. How did it happen, why did the Lord take away people's minds, how could they plunder and destroy such a rich country? And why, why didn't we know anything about her, about our Homeland?

— a quote from the film

Perception

The film had a strong public response

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