An insightful series ...
Note i will post all six here as they are published ...
The Russians beyond Putin and Moscow - Birth (1/6) | DW Documentary
Russia? That is what Vladimir Putin stands for abroad. But how do Russians think and live far away from Moscow and the Kremlin?
In this volume Lina from Krasnodar is having her baby at home. Ambulance doctor Alexander from Voronezh advises against it. Elena from Tchelyabinsk works as a mother.
The leading question behind this series is: how do people in the Urals, in Siberia, at the Arctic Circle tick? What do the young strive for, what do the old want? What drives Russians critical of the government, what makes them loyal to the Kremlin? Who are "The Russians"?
We accompany Russians through all phases of life, from birth, childhood and youth to old age and death. They tell us their life story. Full of joy and sorrow, hope and despair, sadness and humour. "The Russians" - a film by Yuri Resheto.
You will get to know "The Russians" in six episodes: One day - one period of life. Birth on Monday - Death on Saturday.
In this volume Viktor from Saint Petersburg has beaten his drug addiction. Veronika from the Tundra has a thing for guns. Vityok from Vologda is a touring star.
In this volume Angel from Moscow prances through nightclubs. Kirill from Saint Petersburg fights without rules. Priest Simeon from Serov preaches under difficult weather conditions.
The Russians -
Adulthood beyond Moscow and and the Kremlin (4/6)
In this volume Boris from the Taiga rescues the grannies. Lyubov of the Volga builds high-rise buildings. Dmitry of Cherepovets casts steel and worships Putin.
The Russians - Old age beyond Moscow and the Kremlin (5/6)
In this volume Viktor from Kirov takes to the runway at 70. Yamilya from Bashkortostan has been adopted at 93. Lyubov from lake Baikal isn't ready to hang up her skates at nearly 80.
In this volume Olga from Samara is a final companion for the terminally ill. Ivan from the Ural Mountains earns his living carving gravestones. Dmitry from Novosibirsk puts a pretty face on death.
♪ When your spine is cracking and your hands, they shake,
Heart is bursting and you butt's gonna break.
Your woman's cussing, you can hear her scream,
You feel like murder in the first degree.
Ain't nobody slowing down no way,
Ev'rybody's stepping on their accelerator,
Don't matter where you are,
Ev'rybody's gonna need a ventilator.
When you're trapped and circled with no second chances,
Your code of living is your gun in hand.
We can't be browed by beating, we can't be cowed by words,
Messed by cheating, ain't gonna ever learn.
Ev'rybody walking 'round,
Ev'rybody trying to step on their Creator.
Don't matter where you are, ev'rybody, ev'rybody gonna
Need some kind of ventilator, some kind of ventilator.
What you gonna do about it, what you gonna do?
What you gonna do about it, what you gonna do?
Gonna fight it, gonna fight it ♪