Gulag Eros of the Russian Mind (2024)
The first Soviet sexologist is sent to the gulag and is haunted by stories of fellow inmates. They provide unforgettable vignettes of Soviet sexual brutality, from the utopian ideals of the 1920s, to gay life in the 1930s, the rape of women by those in power, and the use of sexpionage to entrap enemies of the State. A visually compelling exploration of how totalitarianism ultimately destroys all forms of human intimacy. Part 1 of the trilogy "Sex in the Soviet Union."
- Released
- 2024-02-02
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chad Gracia
Cast
- Darya Plakhtiy as Ninel Tregubova (Soviet Swallow)
- Polina Vasylyna as Revola
- Sebastian Anton as Nika Polyakov
- Valentyn Tomusiak as Stepan Minin
- Nina Antonova as Grandma of Lubka
- Viktoriia Levchenko as Lubka
- Ihor Versta as KGB Officer
- Olena Kurta as Alexandra Kollontai
- Boris Knizhenko as Vladimir Kollontai
- Jasmina Ivanusa as Misha Kollontai
- Oleh Mosiichuk as Dr Stern
- Serhii Solopai as Beria (voice)