What Life was Like

Geek Picnic 2014 in Moscow. Filming took place over two days (January 24th-26th).

A report from a warming center for the homeless, organized by the Synodal Charity Department of the Russian Orthodox Church. The tent is located on Nikoloyamskaya Street, between Taganskaya and Kurskaya metro stations. In the first 10 days of its operation this year, it was visited by 900 people. Up to 50 people can be inside the tent at one time. It is heated by two industrial heat guns and powered by an electric generator. The center requires 200 liters of diesel fuel each day to operate. The homeless are provided with hot meals.

A compilation of reports and selected moments from filming in 2013. Putin’s speeches, protest rallies, Navalny, interviews with visitors at Nashestvie, Russian Marches, and other actions — a kind of trailer for life in Russia in 2013.

Fans celebrate the birthday of singer and poet Vladimir Vysotsky — they drink cognac, sing his songs, argue with random passers-by, and clash with police officers who attempt to disperse them with the order: “No gatherings of more than three.”

A survey of people in Moscow on the 20th anniversary of the Russian Constitution: "What holiday is today?"

Opening of the "Anton Tut Ryadom" (Anton's Right Here) Foundation office in Moscow.

Moscow "Super Babushka" (Super Grandma) 2013 Competition.

People line up to buy a PlayStation 4 at "M. Video" store after its launch in Russia.

Miss Universe 2013 at the Muslim Magomayev Concert Hall in Crocus City Hall, Moscow.

Footage from "IgroMir" 2013, Russia's largest exhibition of interactive entertainment, computer and console games, mobile apps, and VR projects; visitor impressions.

Visits by a Miloserdie (Mercy) Foundation employee to the families of children with disabilities.

1st September at a school in Yamburg.