India, Aug. 19 -- Any discussion about the best Russian movies of all time will lead to the Soviet era, which has produced some of the finest filmmakers of all time. The cinema of the Soviet Union, despite the times in the transcontinental country being tumultuous and authoritarian, was artistically mature.

The human condition and technical innovations were the focus of Soviet Russian films. Some modern Russian movies have followed the trend and are rightly hailed as brilliant tapestries fusing bold visions with moral inquiry. Interestingly, Russian movies also reflect the mood of the political establishment of the time of their release.

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