“” “” “” Regardless as is true anywhere but especially after something as traumatic as the Soviet Union: Russia needs genuine spiritual revival. I am not talking about the external trappings of Orthodoxy and lip service to political incorrectness.
Here is Russia’s entry this year into the foreign language category for the Golden Globes. Almost 100 countries made submissions and Russia’s made it to the shortlist!
“Loveless” directed Andrey Zvyagintsev””” “”
That is what ‘oppressive tyranny’ like Russia does. /s
I mean exposing her ills putting it into an art form to submit for international awards entry.
Isn’t it a start in a right direction following your own logic?
As for a movie itself the problem it is telling about is not new and you can’t blame it on a ‘regime’.
Russian family is screwed up to some degree I agree but the problem is the combination of WWII and decades of socialism which did to it practically the same that the Democrats did to a black family since the Great Society.
The important point is it changes. In earlier 2000s there were up to 90 divorces per 100 marriages in Russia and now about 50.
Single motherhood is in a similar decline as well.
I agree Norse, that things are better now socially. And the upcoming generation is very determined for social stablity (marriage and children) and not to replicate dysfunction of parents’ generation. Some young guys I met won’t drink even a drop of alcohol.
Abortion on the decline as well.
Now it’s the HIV crisis they need to tackle.
Yes Ministry of Culture did not finance Zvyagintsev’s film, but they know it’s the best quality choice of the options and they wouldn’t mind for Russian film as a whole to be be respected and recognized on the international stage.
I read that in Russia under communism, the average number of abortions per woman was 8.