Dhaka’s Russian House holds festival of Russian documentaries

Russian House in Dhaka organized a festival of Russian documentaries by the Russian Knowledge Society, Federal Fund for Economic and social support of the Russian Cinematograph and the RT Documentary TV channel on December 11-12.

During the festival, the audience was shown the following films: "The Starting Point of Russian Statehood" and "The Russian Way", directed by Sergei Prikhodko; Paramedic on Vacation, directed by Tatyana Lozhnikova; Arctic Jazz, directed by Elena Vasyukova; "The Collector", director; Sergei Klimov and Why I Move to Russia?, filmed by the RT Documentary TV channel.

"The Starting Point of Russian Statehood" and "The Russian Way" is an episode of the mini-series "Primary Russia". It tells about how statehood was formed in Russia. Statehood in Russia has been formed for centuries, passing its own, unlike anything else, path. Unique events and people, endless territories and amazing places are not just the background of history, but its main characters.

"Why I move to Russia?" - Tofurious Maximus Crane is a freelance American journalist who moved to Russia in 2023. At first, he just wanted to visit the country, because he has Russian roots. But once here, he realized that he did not want to leave, and decided to tell the stories of other Americans who found a home in Russia.

The event was attended by university students, journalists, documentary filmmakers, filmmakers, representatives of public organizations etc.