Gosudarstvennyĭ komitet SSSR po televidenii︠u︡ i radioveshchanii︠u︡

Overview

Works:	251 works in 414 publications in 3 languages and 3,200 library holdings
Genres:	Biographies Internet videos Drama Nonfiction films Documentary films Biographical films Filmed ballets Educational films Nonfiction television programs Televised ballets
Roles:	Production personnel, Producer, Performer, Other, Editor
Classifications:	PN1997, 792.842

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Gosudarstvennyĭ komitet SSSR po televidenii︠u︡ i radioveshchanii︠u︡

The nutcracker : a ballet in two acts by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky( Visual )

3 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Bolshoi Ballet presents Yuri Grigorovich's version of The nutcracker. Act 1: Vladimir Vasiliev & Yekaterina Maximova. Act 2: Vyacheslav Gordeyev & Nadia Pavlova

Boris Godunov( Visual )

1 edition published in 2005 in Russian and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Full-length version of the Mussorgsky opera about the half-crazed Tsar

Le corsaire by Adolphe Adam( Visual )

13 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This three-act ballet represents a 1987 revival of a lost Petipa work. It tells the story of two shipwrecked corsaires who rescue two young Greek women from being sold by a slave-trader

Don Quixote by L Minkus( Visual )

3 editions published between 1988 and 2004 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Kirov Ballet performs Gorsky's revision of Petipa's Don Quixote

Fyodor Dostoevsky : crime and punishment( Visual )

5 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life of the great Russian novelist, with an emphasis on the places where he lived

Lev Tolstoy : Famous People, Incredible Lives( Visual )

8 editions published between 1987 and 2007 in English and Russian and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life and times of Leo Tolstoy (1928-1910), author of "War and peace", illustrated by old photographs and modern views of contemporary scenery and supported by commentary based in part on his diary

Giselle( Visual )

1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Filmed live at the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow [in 1975?], the Russian influence has enriched the deep, pathetic dilemma of a country girl forced to destroy the man she loves

Anton Chekhov( Visual )

4 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, is considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics (which are in almost continuous production) and his best short stories are held in high esteem by both writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

Sleeping beauty by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky( Visual )

6 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A production of Petipa's The sleeping beauty by the Kirov Ballet

Giselle : a romantic ballet in two acts( Visual )

4 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and held by 112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A simple peasant girl, who is driven from joy to madness and death through an unhappy love, becomes a ghost ordered to help destroy the man who betrayed her, and yet seeks to sustain him because of her undying love

Tchaikovsky's Swan lake by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky( Visual )

2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Regarded as the greatest of all the classical ballets, this spectacular production was filmed live in Russia at the Maryinsky Theater featuring the Kirov Ballet. Tchaikovsky's score, the first in his trimvirate of ballets, is the perfect compliment to this masterpiece, the greatest romantic ballet of all-time. Prima ballerina Galina Mezentseva gives a memorable performance in the dual role of Odette/Odile, and Konstatin Zalinsky portrays Prince Siegfried. Choreography by Lev Ivanovich Ivanov and Marius Petipa."--Publisher's website

The magic of the Bolshoi Ballet : past and present by Bolshoi Ballet( Visual )

4 editions published between 1987 and 1989 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 96 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Excerpts from ballets performed by the Bolshoi Ballet from the 1930's through 1980's

Giselle : romantic ballet in two acts by Adolphe Adam( Visual )

5 editions published between 1983 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A simple peasant girl, who is driven from joy to madness and death through an unhappy love, becomes a ghost ordered to help destroy the man who betrayed her, and yet seeks to sustain him because of her undying love

Alexander Pushkin( Visual )

7 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 87 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The life and times of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, from his birth on 6th June 1799 to his death resulting from a duel on 29th January 1837, illustrated by contemporary prints and scenes from some of the events and places which inspired his poetry

Boris Pasternak( Visual )

7 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 83 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a poet and writer. In the West he is best known for his epic novel Doctor Zhivago, a tragedy whose events span the last period of Tsarist Russia and the early days of the Soviet Union. It was first translated and published in Italy in 1957, and won him the Nobel Prize for literature in 1958, which declined under intense pressure from Soviet authorities. In Russia, however, Pasternak is most celebrated as a poet. My Sister Life, written in 1917, is arguably one of the most influential collections of poetry published in the Russian language in the 20th century

Maxim Gorky by Maxime Gorki( Visual )

6 editions published between 1991 and 2006 in English and held by 60 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Extensive use of archival film shows the life and times of Russian writer Maxim Gorky, from his early experiences in his birthplace, Nizhniy Novogorod, his Italian sojourn on the Isle of Capri, and his return to live in Moscow, until his death aged 68 in 1936. Literary and political giants who came into his life include Chaliapin, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Lenin, and Stalin

Vladimir Mayakovsky( Visual )

5 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A portrait of the prolific Russian artist and poet Vladimir Mayakovski from his birth in 1894 to his suicide in 1930. Makes extensive use of archival film to show the social influences which made him an enthusiastic Bolshevik and "Futurist" poet

Alexander Blok( Visual )

5 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 52 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After Pushkin, Alexander Blok is one of the most gifted lyrical poets produced by Russia. Poetical inspiration came to him naturally, often producing unforgettable, otherworldly images out of the most banal surroundings and trivial events. As both poet and dramatist, Blok is widely acknowledged as the greatest of the Russian Symbolists. In the 1910s, Blok was almost universally admired by literary colleagues, and his influence on younger poets was virtually unsurpassed

David Oistrakh : remembering a musician by David Oistrakh( Visual )

3 editions published in 1986 in English and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Discusses the life and music of Russian violonist David Oistrakh

Leonid Kogan : interpretations( Visual )

2 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in Russian and English and held by 46 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Violinist Leonid Kogan performs works for solo violin, violin with orchestra, and violin with piano, accompanied by his daughter, Nina