Birth of the Russian "Great Mute" (1898–1917) It is known that the French brought the movies to Russia. It was at the beginning of 1896. However, many Russian photographers were able to quickly learn a new craft. Already in 1898, documentary plots were shot not only by foreign, but also by Russian operators. But still 10 years were before the appearance of Russian feature films. Only in 1908, director and entrepreneur Alexander Drankov made the first Russian film with actors under the title Ponizovaya Volnitsa (Stepan Razin)...

In the Soviet Union, the cult of science and space research was as close to religious studies as possible in an atheist state. Unfortunately, with the collapse of communism, this only positive trend disappeared. Even when, as early as in 2015, April 12, which is the World Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics, this date coincided with Orthodox Easter. Religious celebrations on the streets and television screens overshadowed the celebrations dedicated to the first human space flight. The Internet community...