The Russian Revolution happened over 100 years ago, at the tail end of World War I. After centuries of being ruled by a sprawling empire governed by the Romanov family, combined with the devastating ...

The first international production from Polish director Besaleel, aka Patryk Vega, depicts Vladimir Putin more as a gangster boss than a world leader. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Besaleel, ...

Andrey Zvyagintsev, the two-time Oscar-nominated Russian filmmaker of “Loveless” and “Leviathan,” will next direct “Jupiter,” a politically-minded movie set to shoot in Spain and France next spring.