Birgit Beumers is Lecturer in Russian at the University of Bristol. She is the author of the KINOfile on Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun and editor of Russia on Reels: The Russian Idea in Post-Soviet Cinema, both I.B. Tauris.

MLR 'never fails to impress the reader with its authoritative grasp of the facts and issues surrounding the controversial actor/director.'SEERIt offers so many penetrating insights and conclusions that this reviewer can confidently predict that it will remain the definitive study for years to come.''An excellent study of one of Russia's major filmmakers.' David Gillespie

Birgit Beumers is Lecturer in Russian at the University of Bristol. She is the author of the KINOfile on Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun and editor of Russia on Reels: The Russian Idea in Post-Soviet Cinema, both I.B. Tauris.

MLR 'never fails to impress the reader with its authoritative grasp of the facts and issues surrounding the controversial actor/director.'SEERIt offers so many penetrating insights and conclusions that this reviewer can confidently predict that it will remain the definitive study for years to come.''An excellent study of one of Russia's major filmmakers.' David Gillespie

Birgit Beumers is Lecturer in Russian at the University of Bristol. She is the author of the KINOfile on Mikhalkov's Burnt by the Sun and editor of Russia on Reels: The Russian Idea in Post-Soviet Cinema, both I.B. Tauris.

MLR 'never fails to impress the reader with its authoritative grasp of the facts and issues surrounding the controversial actor/director.'SEERIt offers so many penetrating insights and conclusions that this reviewer can confidently predict that it will remain the definitive study for years to come.''An excellent study of one of Russia's major filmmakers.' David Gillespie