“The First Circle” and “East-West” · Global Voices
Veronica Khokhlova

Charlie Ganske of Russia Blog writes about the TV adaptation of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's novel “The First Circle” that's currently being shown on Russian TV. He sees it as a “positive development.” Charles also reviews a 1999 Russian-French-Bulgarian movie “East-West,” and promises that the “The Ninth Platoon” review will be next