Plot synopsis

The documentary tells about world-known Russia-born American linguist Professor Vyacheslav V. Ivanov. The famous slavist recalls his childhood that he spent among the most distinguished Soviet writers, scientists, artists, and actors: M. Bakhtin, B. Pasternak, V. Shalamov, J. Brodsky, A. Solzhenitsyn, A. Sakharov, and others. His story is about free man in the imprisoned country. His thoughts are about the future of Russia: «Unfortunately, Russia repeats its mistakes, falls down in the traps from the past».
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Selected in the following festivals or events :

- Annual Independent Russian-American Documentary Film Festival in New York​ (Tribeca), New York (USA), 2017