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10/10 • 1

2016-02-120h 32m

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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.

Directors
Dimitri Venkov
Editors
Dimitri Venkov

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  1. Andrey Rogozhin

    Andrey Rogozhin

    Lead Liberal

  2. Liudmila Khallilulina

    Liudmila Khallilulina

    Hysterical Leftist

  3. Maria Kresina

    Maria Kresina

    Liberal

  4. Anton Fedorov

    Anton Fedorov

    Cheeky Leftist

  5. Anton Figurovsky

    Anton Figurovsky

    Patriotic Liberal

  6. Sergey Gilev

    Sergey Gilev

    Subtle Leftist

  7. Ekaterina Alikina

    Ekaterina Alikina

    Compassionate Liberal

  8. Alexandr Shugarov

    Alexandr Shugarov

  9. Evgeny Kozlov

    Evgeny Kozlov

    Pensive meditator

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Jun 12, 2023

10/10

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 party Svoboda (Freedom) claimed responsibility. The monument was demolished during the Euromaidan, popular protests against the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych. Yanukovych had rejected EU integration and thrown his lot in with Vladimir Putin, thus maintaining his country’s dependence on the Russian Federation. Police loyal to Yanukovych attempted to disperse the Euromaidan—made up of liberal, right-wing, and leftist groups—several times. But shortly before the monument’s demolition, ultra-right-wingers tried to expel leftist activists from the Euromaidan for their alleged communist sympathies. The Euromaidan led to regime change in Ukraine. Yanukovych fled to Russia, and parliamentary and presidential elections were held. Ukraine has now adopted a “decommunization” law, a policy of dismantling symbols of the Soviet period. The country’s economy is in poor shape. ​ Venkov considers the role played in politics by the insoluble and inexplicable, by things that spark controversy, arguments, and suspicion, but remain opaque. The historical complexity surrounding the demolition of the Lenin monuments is manifested in two mediations of the event, in two gaps. The first lies between the event in Kyiv and the people writing on Facebook, mostly Russian citizens outside Ukraine. The second emerges between the Facebook discussion and its staging onscreen, reminiscent of a classicist drama. The film unfolds between these gaps like an endless court case, with no possibility of a unanimous verdict.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Budget
$5,000.00
Revenue
$4,500.00
Keywords
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