History is our memory. The historical genre is a special area of world cinema, which you will never get tired of accessing. With each new film we pay tribute to past centuries, battles and battles, palace coups and intrigues, statesmen and ordinary people, without which the chronicle of human existence would not have taken place. Domestic cinema periodically releases pictures of the genre in question. The best Russian historical films and series will be the subject of our article.
Legendary Controversial Ataman
“Ermak” has become a long-playing and expensive project, which was not previously in the Soviet cinema. Filmed for nine years, he talks about the formation of Ermak Timofeevich as one of the notable historical figures, thanks to which the conquest of Siberia took place. The myth-man led the Cossack army towards the Ural Mountains, where he met with the harsh rules of life of indigenous peoples. “Ermak” deservedly got into the best Russian and Soviet historical films. According to historians and critics, this is the most plausible film, including scenes of bloody battles and painful torture.
Historical films created in Soviet times include such familiar films as Mirgorod and its inhabitants, The Legend of Princess Olga, Kochubey, Crazy Money, Law, 300 years ago ... "," Zakhar Berkut "," Employee of the Cheka ", as well as the legendary tape" The meeting place cannot be changed. "
Terrible time
Turning to the historical genre, Pavel Lungin in his film talks about the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the fall and greatness of the Russian spirit. This period is reflected in the pages of history heavy and cruel, when the ruler sought treason in each of his subjects. Ivan the Terrible was literally obsessed with the idea of treason. Any disobedience to the king was punished without delay. The opposition enters the fight against the tyrant. Metropolitan Philip, a former friend of youth, goes against the sovereign, for which he will inevitably be punished. The best Russian historical films include the 2009 film Tsar. Its main success is considered the prestigious awards "Georges", "Nick" and "Golden Eagle".
Forgiveness time
Peter Mamonov, who played the main role in the “Tsar”, is not the first to collaborate with Lungin. Another vivid tandem of two talented filmmakers was the historical film “The Island” associated with the drama. One of the most interesting tapes, it is deservedly listed in the most exciting Russian historical films. Events unfolding in 1942. The Soviet barge transporting coal is under German capture. Opponents captured the stoker Anatoly and the skipper Tikhon. Saving his life, Anatoly shoots a comrade. Called a coward, he remains on a barge, which the Nazis mined before sailing. The surviving Anatoly serves in a local monastery, worrying about a perfect sin. Once Tikhon, who has not died, comes to him and asks for help. Old comrades will apologize to each other ...
At the height of the Time of Troubles
The events of this contemporary painting transfer viewers to 1612. The current Tsar Boris Godunov is killed. In the absence of an heir, False Dmitry reaches for the throne, but even after his death there is no worthy contender for the throne. The young servant of the royal family, Andrei, remembers the events of that reprisal. Once he will meet a Spanish nobleman and, having appropriated his title, will turn into another person. Caballera, a hunter, a warrior without fear, he sets off in search of Ksenia Godunova, possibly the only surviving heiress of the dynasty ... The “1612” tape, without which Russian historical films cannot be presented, is full of exciting events telling about the power of a simple serf people.
The cold summer of 1918
The most famous boyar clan for Russia has worn its title for more than a century. The story of the life and death of the last emperor Nicholas II is full of mysteries. Some researchers say that the monarchy fell on this, while others cite evidence of the possible salvation of the sovereign abroad. Be that as it may, the historical and biographical drama “Romanovs: The Crowned Family” tells of two years preceding the events of the execution of the royal family. The finale of the tape takes the viewer to the modern time, where church canonization takes place. “Romanovs” with a colossal budget of 400 million rubles fall into the rating of “Best Russian Historical Films”.
The list of paintings can be continued with the long-running project “Secrets of Palace Coups”. Its production began in 1995, and ended five years later. The film is a series of several series, each of which is dedicated to a separate historical era. The main characters are Peter I, Catherine I, Empress Anna Ioannovna, Alexei Dolgoruky, Elizaveta Petrovna, Dmitry Golitsyn and a number of other notable personalities.
From love to hate - one battle
The output of the picture about Taras Bulba was timed to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gogol. The story of the Russian writer spoke about the confrontation between the Commonwealth and the Zaporizhzhya Sich. The Uman Colonel-Cossack Taras Bulba, devoted to his Fatherland, is traveling with his sons to the Zaporizhzhya Sich. But on the spot he sees that the Cossack army, who succumbed to drunkenness and a wild image, is unlikely to show proper resistance to foreigners oppressing their native land. Concern for the army is accompanied by a personal drama related to the forbidden love of a son and a Polish aristocrat ... Like other Russian historical films, exciting in the plot and dynamics, “Taras Bulba” was warmly received by spectators and critics. Actors Boris Stupka, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Mikhail Boyarsky and Igor Petrenko took responsibility to embody the vivid historical characters.
Hard time for the senses
In most paintings devoted to historical subjects, an important role is assigned to love lines. They are perceived in a special way against the background of what is happening around the events. Russian historical films, such as, for example, Admiral, tell of civil wars, revolutions, the collapse of the Russian Empire ...
Anna Timireva and Alexander Kolchak met in a difficult period for the country. The artist-poetess and, in fact, her spouse devotedly walked next to the military officer, polar explorer, admiral of the navy. Will their relationship be able to withstand all the trials that unfolded in the difficult 1920s? The historical tape “Admiral” was the first serious appearance of Elizabeth Boyarsky in the role of a dramatic actress. A year later, the events of the film formed the basis of the 10-series eponymous series.
The story remained in the memory, the movie does not stand still
All the above paintings are designed in the best traditions of domestic and modern cinema. From year to year, the historical memory of important events and dates is not forgotten, but is transformed in the list of new projects. What films were shot relatively recently? Recent years have known several undoubtedly striking examples, about which we can say that these are the latest, newest historical films (Russian).
- “Vasilisa” (2014). The serfwoman Vasilisa Kozhina gathers a village detachment to repulse the Napoleonic army, which invaded the territory of Russian villages.
- “It is ordered to forget” (2014). The country has a decree of Stalin on the deportation of the peoples of the Caucasus. Terrible episodes of the tragedy open before the boy and girl, when the NKVD troops burned the naughty people alive.
- “The massacre on the Maidan” (2014). The events that unfolded in Ukraine and led to the outbreak of civil war have already taken their place in the historical record. A partially documentary film tells about the mass shooting on Kiev Independence Square.
- “The Battle of Sevastopol” (2015) is dedicated to the legendary sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko. Amid episodes of war, a fragile woman experiences a bright feeling, the only thing she values.
- “Battalion” (2015). The painting is dedicated to the creation of the first female battalion in history that set off on the battlefield of the First World War.
- The “Road to Berlin” (2015) brings two people from different republics united by a common goal - to destroy the Nazis and save the Russian people.
Historical Russian war films
Most of the paintings in this direction are related to military themes, since the events that unfold on the screen often transfer the viewer to the most memorable historical dates, whether it was the liberation of the village from the Nazis or the lifting of the blockade of the captured cities. The list of the most vivid and most successful military-historical films includes the following: “9 companies”, “Star”, “Edge”, “We are from the future”, “Fog”, “At an unnamed height”, “The last armored train”, “ Do not leave me ”,“ Apostle ”. Each of these paintings is familiar to the audience and loved by them.
Historical Series
And yet, these two completely different cinematic directions should not be considered identical. If military paintings are devoted mainly to combat battles, then historical ones can cover any segment of the era and talk about any iconic personality. In addition to full-length tapes, serial films are released with relative frequency. We present the most popular historical series shot in the new century:
- “Shtrafbat” (2004).
- “Liquidation” (2007).
- Furtseva (2011).
- “Terrible time” (2011).
- “It All Started in Harbin” (2012).
- Ashes (2013).
- “Love for love” (2013).