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Namedni

1997 · 15 seasons

A calm, wry guided tour through recent history, mixing archive footage and dry commentary into a reflective, informative watch.

Created by
Leonid Parfyonov
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Leonid Parfyonov
Tagline
Events. People. Phenomena. That without which it is impossible to imagine the Russians, and is even more difficult to understand them.
Overview
A series of documentary films chronicling life in ex-USSR and in the world year by year, by Leonid Parfyonov.

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Created by
Leonid Parfyonov
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Leonid Parfyonov
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • media
    • memory
    • identity
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Leonid Parfyonov
    Starring
    Leonid Parfyonov
    Length
    15 seasons, 102 episodes
    Languages
    Russian

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