The script of this multi-part movie is based on documentary materials and memoirs of Marshal Georgy Zhukov. It’s dedicated to two major battles in World War II, the defense of the Brest Fortress and the Battle of Moscow. One scene even shows the execution of partisan Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.

Former pilot Nadezhda can't imagine herself in civilian life. She's now a school principal, a city council member and appears on television. But she can't find common ground with either her daughter or her rebellious student since returning from the war. The world once seemed clear and understandable, but now it seems to speak to her in an unknown language. Even her current prosaic existence seems “not enough” for the heroine. She herself says: “I’m stuck hustling all day, but I find no joy in myself or in anyone else.” Only after finding herself at the controls of a training aircraft does the heroine suddenly regain her former strength.

Larisa Shepitko's quiet drama is about a person who rejects real life, which, in turn, rejects the heroine. The movie became a hit in the USSR and was also screened in Western and Eastern Europe.

World War II has just ended and a demobilized soldier named Nikolai Egorov returns to his native village. His wife has died and only his little daughter Nadia remains. She has grown noticeably and the man initially does not even recognize her in a crowd of orphaned children. The movie is based on Sergei Antonov's short stories and is dedicated to the hardships of reviving peaceful life after the war.

The war time Summer of 1944. A small unit headed by Captain Motovilov successfully fights for a tiny patch of land on the banks of the Dniester. Critics praised the movie for its realistic depiction of wartime life. It was well described by front line writer Grigory Baklanov in his novel of the same name, on which the movie is based.

Winter 1942. Byelorussia (now Belarus) is occupied by the Nazis. Two partisans are taken prisoner. After brutal interrogations, one of the men agrees to cooperate. He justifies the betrayal to himself as a temporary measure, hoping to escape and rejoin the partisans in fighting. Playing a double game, the hero fails to notice how he personally kicks the support out from under his comrade-in-arms on the gallows… 

The movie received the highest award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1977. It’s based on the novella by Vasil Bykov and also inspired by real events.

Young Lieutenant Sergey Ogarkov fails to accomplish a combat mission, causing an entire division to be encircled and killed. The young man is sentenced to death by firing squad. Suddenly, the village where Ogarkov is being held is captured by the Nazis. The condemned man and his guard manage to escape and, together, they begin to break through to their own lines…

The movie was released for the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II and won the TEFI award for ‘Best Documentary’ in 2017.

World War II. Soldier Andrei Sokolov endures injury, captivity and a concentration camp… And then miraculously manages to escape. Back home, he learns that his entire family has perished: his wife and daughters after a bombing raid and his son on the front lines on the last day of the war. Grief-stricken, Sokolov lives mechanically until he meets an orphan boy named Vanushka. To numb the pain of his loss, Sokolov decides to claim to be the child's father. The movie is based on the short story of the same name by Nobel laureate Mikhail Sholokhov, which was based on a true story.

The movie won prizes at several international film festivals, including in Moscow, Minsk, Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) and Melbourne.

This screen adaptation of the eponymous novel by Mikhail Sholokhov was made by Oscar-winner Bondarchuk. Timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Victory Day, it tells about the exploits of Soviet troops during the Second World War and is acknowledged as a classic of the genre.

This movie is dedicated to one of the most pivotal battles of World War II, the Battle of Stalingrad. This is one of four legendary movie epics devoted to the war by director Yuri Ozerov. He took on the project after watching several Hollywood movies that never once mentioned the role of the Soviet troops. Critics highly praised the documentary accuracy and the epic scale of the filming.