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)...

It just so happened in the Abkhazian segment of Facebook that groups where there is an unbearable conflictogenic atmosphere and a lot of discord are more popular and numerous. First of all, this indicates the short-sightedness of a significant part of the Abkhazian Internet users. And, of course, about their lack of culture. The group I want to tell you about now was created by Doctor of Philology, Professor Vyacheslav Chirikba. There are 785 participants in the group. The group has a public status...