For God, Tsar and Fatherland
Verzio FF Duration: 00:53:00 Mikhail Morozov is a Russian patriot, good Christian and successful businessman. Morozov is a typical exponent of the powerful in contemporary Russia, having political connections, money, and influence. He runs a rehabilitation center in Durakovo - the “Village of Fools”...
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| Institution: | Open Society Archives at Central European University |
| Language: | Russian |
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Rozenberg, Paul
2007
Russia |
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:b18113be-5d00-4cc2-9440-a24902ffce12 |
| Summary: | Verzio FF
Duration: 00:53:00
Mikhail Morozov is a Russian patriot, good Christian and successful businessman. Morozov is a typical exponent of the powerful in contemporary Russia, having political connections, money, and influence. He runs a rehabilitation center in Durakovo - the “Village of Fools” - 100 km southwest of Moscow. People come here from all over Russia to “find themselves.” When they join the community, the new residents abandon all their former rights and agree to obey their leader’s strict rules, hoping to enrich their spiritual lives. Three moral pillars serve as the guiding principles at Durakovo: God, tsar, and fatherland. “What we have here is a society that respects the vertical of power, this is what our country needs most of all,” says Morozov quoting his idol Vladimir Putin. Purposefully restrained, yet cunningly subversive, the film provides a chilling glimpse of the Russian nationalist ideology on the rise. |
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| Published: | 2007 |