The film is made in the long-forgotten genre of political satire. As is well-known, much has changed in Russia over the last 20 years, and yet nothing has changed over the last 300. The particularities of the Russian mentality are shown through a portrait of today's Ivan Susanin, who every summer leads tours through the forests of Kostroma, working as a forest ranger in the winters.
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The film is made in the long-forgotten genre of political satire. As is well-known, much has changed in Russia over the last 20 years, and yet nothing has changed over the last 300. The particularities of the Russian mentality are shown through a portrait of today's Ivan Susanin, who every summer leads tours through the forests of Kostroma, working as a forest ranger in the winters. The film was awarded the top prize at "TeleProfi - 2010". The director Irina Vasilyeva is the winner of the Stanislav and Andrey Rostotsky prize and winner of the "Window to Europe" film festival (2009).
(http://www.rusdocfilmfest.org/English/filmsEN.html)