Learn Russian with Movies

• The films allow one to better understand Russian life and the Russian language.
• The list includes films for viewing.

List of Films

• "Я вас любил ..." (1967) is listed, along with a test.
• "Гагарин. Человек, сошедший с небес" (2024) is a documentary film. It is also listed with a test.
• "Я шагаю по Москве" (1964).
• "Москва слезам не верит" (1979).
• "А зори здесь тихие" (1972).
• "Михайло Ломоносов" (1986) is a TV series.
• "Приключения итальянцев в России" (1973) is a comedy.
• "Ёлки" is a comedy series, with parts 1-11 released from 2011-2024.
• "Ирония судьбы, или с лёгким паром" (1975) is a comedy.
• "Ералаш" is a children's comedy TV show.
• There are also children's cartoons.

"Я Вас Любил..." (1967) Film Study Questions

• The film can be viewed at a provided URL.
• The film is in black and white.
• The film is titled "Я Вас Любил..."
• The movie was filmed in the 20th century.
• The film showcases the lives of young people.
• It tells a story about love.
• Young men and women met in the street.
• The young men studied at the university,
• The girls studied at the ballet school.
• The young people first saw the girls at the Bolshoi Theatre on ballet tickets.
• The ballerina girls were still studying.
• The girls danced classical ballet.
• It was difficult to study in ballet class.
• It was difficult for the young men in school.
• Their young teacher lectured in literature.
• Their teacher was familiar with the boys because they lived in the same house.
• Young people liked ballet because their new girlfriends were ballerinas.
• The main characters are Nadya and Kolya.
• The young watched Sleeping Beauty at the Bolshoi Theater because their ballerina girlfriends danced there.
• At the literature exam, Nikolai read poems by Lermontov.
• Kolya read the poems “Я Вас любил” because he was in love.

"Гагарин. Человек, сошедший с небес" (2024) Documentary Study Questions

• Testing understanding and attention to detail of content.
• The task involves watching the documentary and answering questions based on the information.
• The URL for viewing the film is provided.
• This film is about the first cosmonaut.
• The cosmonaut's name is Yuri Gagarin.
• Yuri Gagarin was the first person to fly into space.
• The 1st cosmonaut was from the USSR.
• Yuri Gagarin was invited to 80 countries.
• He was invited there two weeks after he flew.
• Gagarin was invited to other countries because all wanted to see him with their own eyes.
• When Gagarin flew into space, he was 27 years old.
• Gagarin was a simple country guy.
• Gagarin had previously been to the other countries (abroad).
• After returning to Earth, Gagarin visited 29 countries in a short time.
• Gagarin's first country was Czechoslovakia.
• He visited that country two weeks after the flight.
• Gagarin arrived there by plane.
• Gagarin became a pop star in Prague because a song was written about him.
• Gagarin went to Great Britain several times.
• Gagarin was invited to Great Britain by the trade union.
• He met with workers in Manchester during lunch.
• The Queen of Great Britain invited him to the palace at lunch.
• Gagarin knew palace etiquette well.
• Gagarin arrived in Cuba when the weather was fine.
• Gagarin said that he did not need an umbrella, because the people who met him were without umbrellas.
• Gagarin performed in Cuba in a large square.
• Fidel Castro spoke for 3 hours.
• Gagarin spoke longer than Fidel Castro.
• After Gagarin's visit to Brazil, diplomatic relations between the countries improved.
• Gagarin came to Canada three times.
• Gagarin was in Canada to be with old Canadian friends.
• After Gagarin, the cosmonaut Titov flew into space.
• Gagarin at the meetings could not always answer all the questions, because it was a secret.
• After the Gagarin's flight, 7,000 scientists, engineers, and workers who took part in the preparation of the flight were rewarded.
• When Gagarin was visiting other countries, he always had many meetings with no time for rest.
• Gagarin sometimes flew with his wife, because it was difficult for him psychologically not to see his family for a long time.
• His wife's name was Valentina Ivanovna.
• Gagarin's wife cooked well and had her own culinary recipes.
• In India, Gagarin's motorcade stopped if there were cows on the road.
• India and the Soviet Union became great friends in 1961.
• In India, children performed in front of Gagarin at the stadium.
• 500,000 people met Gagarin in Bombay.
• In Ceylon, after India, Gagarin saw an elephant for the first time that was at the lake.
• In Egypt, camels followed Gagarin's car.
• In Egypt, Gagarin was awarded the highest order - "Order of the Nile".
• In Greece, Gagarin helped release Manolis Glezos, a famous Greek politician from prison.
• In Japan, Gagarin liked communicating and meeting with children in kindergartens and schools.
• The first cosmonaut liked Japanese food and Japanese culture.
• Gagarin first visited the United States in 1963.
• Gagarin was invited to America to speak at the UN.
• In America, Gagarin was together with cosmonaut Titov.
• Gagarin came to France for the second time (in 1965) for the International Air and Space Exhibition.
• Gagarin's flight and his trips to different countries performed a mission of peace.