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Russophiles Unite! A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast

Russophiles Unite! A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast

70 Episodes • By Ally Pitts • russophilesunite.podbean.com...
History fan, cinephile, and former Moscow resident Ally Pitts from the UK explores the delights of Russian & Soviet cinema one film at a time! In the process, expert guests educate Ally on topics ranging from the Golden Age of Hollywood to Eastern European cuisine. Occasionally, the show also tackle ...more
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PODCAST 5th ANNIVERSARY BONUS SHOW: Classic Schmassic episode on Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein; 1925)
To mark the 5th anniversary of the release of the pi... more
Nov 20 2022 1h 8m
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FEED TAKEOVER! SRB Podcast episode: The Stalinist Film Industry
Ally Pitts introduces a conversation between Sean Gu... more
Sep 25 2022 50m
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Trailer: Teddy Goes to the USSR podcast
We highly recommend you check out this history podca... more
Jun 26 2022 2m
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The Lord Eagle (Eduard Novikov; 2018)
Jenny Shelton from the RSPB discusses this historica... more
May 8 2022 1h 22m
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#Reviews4Good at Podchaser.com
Podchaser.com is donating $0.25 to support World Cen... more
Apr 11 2022 2m
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MOVIE NEWS: Petrov’s Flu (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2021) in UK Cinemas February 2022
Petrov's Flu film screening times: https://www.odeon... more
Feb 14 2022 4m
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Bonus Episode: Stump the Guesser! (Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson; 2020)
Lyn Seren joins Ally Pitts once again, this time to ... more
Jan 23 2022 17m
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New Year 2022 Bonus Episode
What else did Ally get up to last year when he wasn'... more
Jan 17 2022 29m
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Carnival Night (Eldar Ryazanov; 1956)
Carrie & Ally Pitts discuss a Khrushchev Thaw-era mu... more
Dec 26 2021 46m
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The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006)
Film historian and Hamo Bek-Nazarov Project co-found... more
Nov 30 2021 2h 15m
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The Lighthouse (AKA Mayak) (Maria Saakyan; 2006) Second Run Blu-ray Twitter Competition Terms & Conditions
The Lighthouse [AKA Mayak] (Maria Saakyan; 2006) Blu... more
Sep 22 2021 2m
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Announcement: Gentlemen Don't Get Caught, an R.E.M. Podcast, hosted by Ally Pitts & Lyn Seren
Ally Pitts and Lyn Seren are hosting podcast where t... more
Aug 8 2021 2m
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STATE FUNERAL (Sergei Loznitsa; 2019)
Kristaps Andrejsons, journalist and host of The East... more
May 21 2021 1h 16m
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Gorky Park (Michael Apted; 1983)
Phil Manchester, former Moscow resident and pub quiz... more
May 2 2021 1h 23m
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Khraniteli (Soviet TV version of The Lord of the Rings)
Against their better judgement, Ally & Carrie Pitts ... more
Apr 12 2021 17m
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Interview with Alex Christofi, author of Dostoevsky in Love
Author and publisher Alex Christofi joins Ally Pitts... more
Apr 7 2021 36m
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I am Twenty (Marlen Khutsiev; 1965)
Nadja Bee, film critic and co-founder of KinoSelect,... more
Apr 4 2021 1h 26m
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A Russian Youth (Alexander Zolotukhin; 2019)
Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.... more
Mar 7 2021 1h 6m
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Beanpole (Kantemir Balagov; 2019)
Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.... more
Feb 7 2021 1h 20m
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Interview with Kino Klassika season manager Olga Doletskaya
Kino Klassika is a UK non-profit organisation that h... more
Jan 25 2021 42m
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War and Peace (Sergei Bondarchuk; 1966)
Lyn Seren, host of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught: An R.... more
Jan 3 2021 1h 15m
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Morozko [AKA Frosty AKA Father Frost AKA Jack Frost...] (Alexander Rou; 1964)
Carrie Pitts, Russian language & literature graduate... more
Dec 27 2020 44m
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (Blake Harris; 2020)
Samantha Berkhead, Moscow Times editor and bad movie... more
Dec 6 2020 1h 6m
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Leto (Kirill Serebrennikov; 2018)
Caroline Ridler, academic and musician, joins Ally P... more
Nov 22 2020 1h 38m
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Brief Encounters (Kira Muratova; 1967)
Bianca Garner, film critic and editor and founder of... more
Nov 2 2020 1h 25m
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