The Thaw is a Russian television series which debuted in 2013. Valery Todorovsky debuted as a TV director with it. The series is a melodrama about life in the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev Thaw, specifically about film artists of the age. Relational is that Todorovsky's father worked on film in roughly this era. In the West the series has been compared to Mad Men in terms of tone and visuals, though the subject and plots are quite different.
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music.
"No Coward Plays Hockey" could be called the anthem of ice hockey in the Soviet Union and Russia. The song was composed in 1968 by Aleksandra Pakhmutova (music), Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov. During this period of Soviet history, ice hockey was very popular in the Soviet Union, which is why it was not a big surprise when such a song appeared. Since then, it has been performed by many musicians - and some hockey arenas in Russia use its theme to open the game.
Fyodor Viktorovich Dobronravov is a Soviet and Russian stage and cinema actor, Honored Artist of Russia (2002), People's Artist of Russia (2011). He is an actor, known for Kadetstvo, Playing the Victim (film) (2006) and The end of the Belle Époque (2015). In 2006-2015, he was one of the main actors of the sketch show 6 kadrov.
Big Difference was a Russian parody TV show. Conceptually it is similar to the MADtv show or the German comedy show, Switch. Created by producers Aleksandr Tsekalo and Ruslan Sorokin in 2007. The actors within the project are performing parodies of the most popular Russian and world celebrities, TV programs, movies, etc.
Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov was a Soviet and Russian poet and lyricist. He collaborated with his wife Aleksandra Pakhmutova.
Dobronravov is a Russian masculine surname derived from the word combination dobryi and nrav meaning kind temper; its feminine counterpart is Dobronravova. Notable people with the surname include:
Home is a 2011 Russian crime drama film directed by Oleg Pogodin.
The Method is a Russian crime drama television series, produced by Sreda, starring Konstantin Khabensky and Paulina Andreeva.
In the Style of Jazz is a 2010 romantic comedy directed by Stanislav Govorukhin.
Tale of a True Man is a Soviet feature film directed by Aleksandr Stolper, shot on the same name book by Boris Polevoy.
An Ideal Husband is a 1980 Soviet comedy film directed by Viktor Georgiyev.
Streltsov is a 2020 Russian biographical sports drama film directed by Ilya Uchitel.
Soldier Boy is a 2019 Russian-language film. It is based on the real-life story of the youngest soldier in World War II, Sergei Aleshkov, who was only 6 years old.
Champion of the World is a 2021 Russian sports drama film written and directed by Aleksey Sidorov. The film tells the story of the rivalry between the Soviet Union's venerable sports artist, chess player Anatoly Karpov, who is competing against Viktor Korchnoi for the title of World Chess Championship.
Viktor Viktorovich Khorinyak is a Russian theater and film actor. Artist of the after Anton Chekhov Moscow Art Theatre. Known for his role as the bartender Konstantin Anisimov in the television series Kitchen. He appeared in about 40 films.
Viktor Valeryevich Shamirov is a Russian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
The One is a 2022 Russian disaster-survival adventure film written, co-produced and directed by Dmitry Suvorov. The film is based on the real events that occurred in 1981 Aeroflot Flight 811, when rescuers found a twenty-year-old student who survived after falling from a height of 5 kilometers.
Ivan Sergeyevich Kolesnikov is a Russian film, television, and stage actor. Nika Award's winner (2016).
Onegin is a 2024 Russian historical romance film directed by Sarik Andreasyan, an adaptation of the novel in verse Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin. The film stars Viktor Dobronravov, Denis Prytkov, Yelizaveta Moryak, Tatyana Sabinova, Alyona Khmelnitskaya, and Tatyana Lyutaeva in supporting roles.
