Now rolling

The documentary "Assembly on Russia" on the explosions of the 1999 houses was released in Russian rental. According to the Russian BBC service, the Lancelot video publishing house received the right to rent a film. The film was shot in 2002 by French documentaries based on the book of Alexander Litvinenko and Yuri Felstinsky "FSB explodes Russia." The sponsor of the film was Boris Berezovsky. In 2006, Litvinenko died in London from Polonium poisoning.

“This film questions Putin’s legitimacy to power in 1999, and therefore the legitimacy of his reign as a whole,” the announcement of the distributor says . “Attempts by public display in Russia were repeatedly suppressed by special services. Circulations with video cassettes were delayed at customs in 2003. Until the film was available only sophisticated users of the Internet. Only now, in conditions of the strongest, in conditions of the strongest Political turbulence, it was possible to show the most scandalous documentary in the latest history of Russia. "

While the film is demonstrated in Moscow in clubs, said the general director of Lanselot Vadim Korovin. According to him, the Ministry of Culture gave him a rental certificate without interference. Moreover, the company received the rights to show in Russia several more similar films, including Andrei Nekrasov’s documentary “riot. Litvinenko case”.

The first rolling show of the “attempt on Russia” took place on January 25 at the Museum and the Sakharov Public Center, then the film was shown in the hall of the theater.doc art studio and the Club “Color of the Night”. In the future, Lancelot plans to release the film on DVD.

Korovin negotiated the show of "attempt on Russia" with several cinemas. “Some refused political motivation, fearing problems,” he says. Other cinemas, according to him, doubted the commercial success: "You guarantee us a full hall - we will put it, spit."

Korovin does not expect to recoup costs. “For me, this is primarily a socio -political step,” he explained. Last year, Korovin launched the Netedru.net online store and the Rosagit project in support of Alexei Navalny. According to the businessman, he is ready for possible repression.