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Filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov Praises the “Wisdom of Serfdom”

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Elizabeth Wood

According to a website called “Tsenzor.Net” filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov told a group of journalists that he is preparing to make a film praising serfdom as “the wisdom of the nation.” His comments show a romanticization of history that is pretty … Continue reading →

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