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10 classic films from Russia and Central Asia: a Klassiki watchlist
New streaming service Klassiki offers UK viewers an unparalleled selection of great films from Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Here are 10 you wonât want to miss.
15 April 2021
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)
The horizon-expanding importance of streaming platforms as a window on to a wider world has never been clearer than during pandemic lockdown, and the Kino Klassika Foundation â a UK charity with a mission to promote Russian film culture â is ensuring our fields of vision donât shrink ever-inward. Theyâve launched Klassiki, a portal to the Georgian mountains, Moscow streets or Kazakh steppe via a curated collection of classic films from Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Numerous Soviet-era masterpieces that shook conventions to the core and roused political controversy are included, which provide a tonic for uncertain times. Here are 10 of our fa