Askold KUROV
Аскольд КУРОВ
Askold KOUROV
Russia / Germany /Netherlands, 2013, 52mn 
documentary
Leninland
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 Leninland

 Leninland

 
Directed by : Askold KUROV (Аскольд КУРОВ)
Writing credits : Askold KUROV (Аскольд КУРОВ)
Cinematography : Askold KUROV (Аскольд КУРОВ), Aleksey STRELOV (Алексей СТРЕЛОВ)
Produced by : Vladislav KETKOVICH (Владислав КЕТКОВИЧ)
Companies : Фонд этнографических исследований. Fondation des recherches ethnographiques
 
Site : IMDb

Awards :
Best author documentary Festival des Films de Russie et d'Ailleurs, Geneva - Lausanne (Switzerland), 2014

Plot synopsis
Leninland is the “last” museum devoted to Lenin, built on the site where the renowned leader died. Now it’s the site of forlorn memories and of the museum’s employees’ desire for the Russian citizens to revisit the positive impact Lenin had on his constituency. Struggling to convince patrons to not focus solely on Lenin’s controversial concepts and suggestions about communism, the museum’s employees encourage their countrymen to remember the politician for his forward-thinking philosophies and for his dedication to the betterment of his nation.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Festival des Films de Russie et d'Ailleurs, Geneva - Lausanne (Switzerland), 2014
- Seattle International Film Festival : SIFF, Seattle (USA), 2014
- National Documentary Awards : Laurel, Moscow (Russia), 2013