Red Tsars. Presidents of Russia

Award-winning filmmaker Vitaly Mansky followed Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin during the course of a year. The result is both an insider’s account of politics in Russia and an intimate portrait of the three ‘Red Tsars’.

Episodes:
Gorbachev. After Empire
Yeltsin. Another Life
Putin. Leap Year

Details

Country of Production
Russia

Year of Production
2001

Format
Beta SP Pal

Length
3 x 58 min

Director
Vitaly Mansky

Production
Studio Vertov

Original Language
Russian

Subtitles
English

Festivals / Awards

Visions du Réel Nyon
Sheffield IFF
Florence FF
DOK Leipzig