The spreading of cinematography in Russia started with the demostration of the Lumiere brothers’ film in May 1896 in St.Petersburg and Moscow and later in Nizhni Novgorod. Arrival of the Train People ran out of the cinema, thinking it was a real train.
The film making industry is firmly connected with the name of A. Khanzhonkov, who founded the first film studios. A. Rhanzhonkov ( 1877 – 1945 ) the first film studio
In the ‘20s the stars of silent films were V. Kholodnaya, V. Polonski, V. Mashkov and others. V. Kholodnaya V. Polonski (1879 -1919) V. Mashkov (1864 -1918)
The most popular genres of Russian films were historic films and screen versions of famous novels. Aelita by A. Tolstoi 1924 Quiet Flows the Don by M. Sholokhov 1957
The first sound films simultaneously appeared in three countries, the USSR, USA, and Germany at the end of the 1920s.
In October 1929 the first sound cinema house stated its work.
The greatest attention was paid to films for children. One of the most famous directors is A. Rou, the creator of fairy tails. Alexandr Arturoich Rou (1906 – 1973) His first film was By a Wave of the Wand. His other works: Morozko (1965), Fire, Water, and Copper Trumpets (1968) and others.
And another famous actor and director whose name is inseparably linked with children’s films is R. Bykov. Several generations of children enjoy his films Attention! The Tortoise (1969) , and Aibolit - 66. Rolan Anatolyevich Bykov ( 1929 – 1998 )
The names of N. Mikhalkov, A. Konchalovski and A. Tarkovski are known all over the world as creators of unforgettable, realistic pieces of art. Nikita Sergeevich Andron Mikhalkov ( 1945) Konchalovski (1937) Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovski (1932 – 1986)