Series: Behind the scenes

Series 9-16 are finally available to subscribers of the «Russian Illusion»
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Our series is finally available to subscribers of the «Russian Illusion» channel in Canada. In…

What Was It Like to Live in the Soviet Union in a Family with Disabled Members?
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In a society where accessibility was nearly nonexistent, life for families with disabled members in…

The Case of the Executed Pioneers
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At the «Amazing Cat» Art Center, the premiere of the films «The Case of the…

Memorials to Polish and Foreign Prisoners of War Destroyed in Novgorod Region
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In the Borovichsky district of the Novgorod region, unknown individuals demolished memorials to Polish and…

Dina and Polina BOGOMAZOV: «HIS NAME WAS SHAKIR YUNUSOVICH DAUTOV»
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In today’s Russia, everything related to the topic of repressions and the Gulag is gradually…

«RETURN OF NAMES» IN TORONTO
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For the third time, our company, which has been working for several years on the…

«THE UKRAINIAN QUESTION»
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From the clash of mentalities to the historical truth about Russia’s stance on Ukraine, Zhanna…

«Rumors Spread in the Village…»
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In the winter of 1969, in Kyiv, protesting against the USSR’s Russification policy and the…

«How did my father come to such a desperate decision as self-immolation?»
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In this fragment of the interview, Zhanna Kryzhanovska shares personal stories about her father’s fight…

«Teachers asking students if their parents could send them something to eat»
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«My father remembered how the teachers were starving, sitting with swollen legs, and asking students…

«My Father Had No Illusions About Soviet Values»
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Zhanna Kryzhanovska, daughter of repressed political prisoner and human rights defender Mykola Bereslavsky, shares unique…

Dmytro SYNYTSIA, rural teacher, retiree
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The memories of Dmitry Synytsia, who was born in a prison hospital in Vorkuta, Komi…