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)...

When in 1975 the group decided to release Bohemian Rhapsody, everyone told them that such a long song - 5 min 55 sec - could not become a hit. But Freddy gave a copy of the record to his friend DJ Kenny Everett, warning that it was for him that he had no right to broadcast the song. But, of course, he did not obey and within two days scrolled it 14 times! Since then, the song began to be played on all large radio stations, broadcasting completely. It was a huge success, and thanks to him Queen appeared as a group of the century...