A documentary of Leonid Parfenov about the history of celebrating the New Year's holiday in Russia, filmed in 1999.
300 let Novomu Godu (1999) Online
The film is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian New Year Holiday. It is a kind of journey across the New Year's holiday from 1700 to the present time. The holiday has had a lot of reincarnations during these 300 years. It was considered an event of minor importance, something unacceptable and unpatriotic, and it was only in 1950 that it became a day off. During 300 years, the foreign festivity has become a Russian national holiday. No one but Russians love the last December night so much, as it is the night when all wishes come true, even the secret ones.
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 | Leonid Parfyonov | - | Himself - Host |