Buddhism in Russia: from the Past into the Future

The two-part saga begins in the Altai region, in the sixth century, passes through centuries and vast lands. In the film one can see the whole history of Russian Buddhism through the lens of the life of the legendary national spiritual figure Aghvan Dorzhiev (1854-1938). This remarkable man lived in several different eras and left his mark in many countries.

The spectator will discover the periods of flowering, forced destruction and renaissance of Buddhism in our country, hear stories of the past and views on the future, see the fate of the Kalmyk people during the Great Patriotic War, learn about the modern period of Buddhism renewal in the Russian Federation.

The film was created with the assistance of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

  • Grigory Dikkert
    Director
    The art for Enlightenment, 2009
  • Elena Leontieva
    Writer
    History of Buddhism: A long Journey of a deep meaning, 2011
  • Yana Kuznetsova
    Producer
  • Igor Korotky
    Operator
    Buddhist Stupas: miracles and facts
  • Valentin Kuznetsov
    Presenter
    Paper Soldier, 2008
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Буддизм в России: из прошлого в настоящее
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Educational, Popular science, documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 57 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Russian Federation
  • Country of Filming:
    France, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Russian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The Russian Geographical Society
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    March 20, 2019
    project presentation and pre-premiere screening
  • Stanislavsky Electrotheatre
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    February 5, 2019
    a private screening
  • VAJRAYANA BUDDHISM IN RUSSIA: THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICE CONFERENCE
    St. Petersburg
    Russian Federation
    October 20, 2018
    pre-premiere screening for science community
  • International online film festival "Svoboda (Freedom)"
    Rostov-on-Don
    Russian Federation
    August 28, 2019
    Award Winner
  • New Harvest Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    August 29, 2019
    Semi-Finalist
  • Sunrise Film Award
    Tomsk
    Russian Federation
    December 28, 2019
    Best Documentary Film
  • International online film festival "Progress"
    Rostov-on-Don
    Russian Federation
    August 15, 2019
    Award Winner
  • Dead Rose Film Festival
    Novosibirsk
    Russian Federation
    December 5, 2019
    Semi-Finalist
Director Biography - Grigory Dikkert

Was born May 7, 1975 in Moscow. Education: the special education degree "Television Director". He graduated from the Humanities Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting in 2002. He worked as a director, producer, and screenwriter on TNT, STS, Pepper, MTV, and other TV channels, programs and documentaries. The Director of the "Art for Enlightenment" documentary. Currently collaborates with several production companies as a director of commercials and documentaries.

Родился 7 мая 1975 года в Москве. Образование: высшее специальное «Режиссер телевидения». Закончил Гуманитарный институт телевидения и радиовещания в 2002 году. Работал режиссером, продюсером, сценаристом на телеканалах ТНТ, СТС, Перец, MTV и других на различных программах и документальных фильмах. Режиссер фильма «Искусство для Просветления». В настоящее время сотрудничает с несколькими производственными компаниями как режиссер рекламных роликов и документальных фильмов.

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