The last half of Part 2 made the best of an impossible task -- to
convey in English words and in pictures and commentary what it is about
Gogol that makes him unique and of special significance for
understanding the "Russian" (the Rus'?) soul. And poor Dr. Billington
had to try to collect and express his thoughts while bouncing along in
that troika!Part 3, on art & music, should be more videogenic and
understandable.... The series, withal, I find riveting. But then, I was
predisposed to find it riveting. We (America, and the world, and the
FSU itself) MUST better understand "Rus"', "Russia," and our common
future."Rus" et seq. is, currently, the least understood part of human
culture and history.
Subject: Repentance is a Georgian film From:Patricia Taniashvili Date: 07 Jul 1998 11:21 PM
In "Face of Russia, Part 2," the narrator identifies "Repentance" as a
"Russian" film. It is not! The film was made in the Republic of
Georgia by Georgians. Why do you continue to propagate the fallacy
that everything that was "soviet" is now "Russian"? You were kind
enough to give credit to an Armenian film maker--yet not once was
Georgia mentioned during the "Repentance" segment. I am curious about
the reason for this: is it possible that you don't know the facts? or
do you purposely choose not to document them accurately? Whatever the
answer is, it can only make me doubt the validity, purpose, and overall
accuracy of the "Face of Russia" series.
