Dimitri Venkov’s Krisis is based on a Facebook discussion on December 8, 2013, the day on which pro-European demonstrators in Kiev started to demolish statues of Vladimir Lenin. The film reenacts debates between Russian and Ukrainian artists during the protests, revealing deep aesthetic, historical, and political divisions.
- 10.0
- 2016
- Released
- 0h 32m
Andrey Rogozhin
Lead Liberal
Liudmila Khallilulina
Hysterical Leftist
Maria Kresina
Liberal
Anton Fedorov
Cheeky Leftist
Anton Figurovsky
Patriotic Liberal
Sergey Gilev
Subtle Leftist
Ekaterina Alikina
Compassionate Liberal
Alexandr Shugarov
Evgeny Kozlov
Pensive meditator
Dmitry Sarancha
Quiet Leftist
Anton Bebin
Troll
Yulia Chepurnova
Reasonable LeftistReleased
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Gleb Napreenko for Documenta 14 Dimitri Venkov’s Krisis is based on a Facebook discussion on December 8, 2013, the day that “Leninopad,” the widespread demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin, kicked off in Ukraine. The first monument to be dismantled in Kyiv was made by Soviet sculptor Sergei Merkurov and was erected in 1946, while Stalin was still in power. The Ukrainian ultra-nationalist p