
Roman Mikhailov
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Biography
Roman Valeryevich Mikhailov (Russian: Рома́н Вале́рьевич Миха́йлов; born October 2, 1978; Jurmala) is a Russian mathematician, writer, as well as screenwriter, theater director and film director. Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 2001, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University. In 2003, at the Steklov Mathematical Institute, he defended his PhD thesis on the topic "Filtration of groups, homology and engagement spaces", in 2004 he became an employee of the algebra department of the Institute. In 2010, he defended his doctoral thesis on the topic "Homotopy theory of normal series in groups". He was also an employee of the laboratory "Modern Algebra and Applications" of the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics of St. Petersburg State University, the Institute for Advanced Studies, the Institute of Chemical Physics of the University of Latvia. He is the author of more than 60 scientific papers, including a monograph and a series of articles jointly with Inder Bir Singh Passi. In 2022 Mikhailov announced the completion of his scientific activities. Mikhailov's prose was highly appreciated by the writer Mikhail Elizarov and the philosopher Yoel Regev. The editor of Kommersant magazine called Mikhailov's novel "Ravinagar" "more a magical object than a work of art". In 2020, quotes from his books served as the title and epigraph of the Second Triennial of Contemporary Russian Art. The play "The Tale of the Last Angel", staged by Andrei the Mighty based on Mikhailov's stories, received the Golden Mask Award in 2021. In 2021, he became the winner of the Andrei Bely Prize in the prose category for the novel "Wait for Summer and See what Happens." In October 2022, Mikhailov's directorial film debut was released — the film "A Fairy Tale for the Old", which Roman shot together with actor Fyodor Lavrov; both of them played the main roles in the film. For the first time, the painting was shown as part of the Spirit of Fire festival, where it received a prize. According to Mikhailov, "A Fairy Tale for the Old" is "an esoteric treatise or just a fairy tale". Mikhailov's second film "Snow, Sister and Wolverine" was released in theaters in February 2023, the third "Heritage" — in June of the same year. Almost simultaneously, the shooting of another picture "October Vacation" was completed. "Let's Go to Macau With You" is his fourth film, released in 2023.
Known For

As a child, Ruslan and his mother often accompanied his father, a professional gambler and cardsharper, on trips to sanatoriums, where he used his wife and son as a distraction to rob other card players. Over time, Ruslan's father gained a foothold in the gangster environment. One day, he and his family are invited to a luxurious gangster wedding, where 9-year-old Ruslan falls in love with a girl whom he considers his future bride. Ten years later, when the 1990's arrived, Ruslan still cannot forget his love, and together with his friends he gets caught up in the whirlpool of criminal life...
A Trip to the Sun and Back

Underground dancers — Alice, Arseny, Stepan, Timur, Kirill, Lyosha and Kristina — are engaged in free creativity. They dream of getting recognition, but staying true to themselves. One day they get a chance to turn the game around: take part in a big documentary project and a TV show. Everyone will have to answer the question of why they dance — for the sake of popularity or at the call of their hearts.
While the Sky is Watching

Aysha is preparing for the wedding, but suddenly learns that her brother Timur has disappeared. In search of her brother, the girl returns to her native village, where she encounters not only her own past, but also a secret hidden in the depths of the forest.
Shurale

"Songs of the Djinns" is a fairy tale about magic. On New Year's Eve two actresses wander the streets of Varanasi. Meanwhile, in Goa, preparations are underway for a musical event featuring pop stars. One day, they will all find themselves on a ship, taking turns telling their stories. The ship will sail down a quiet river, and on the shore, everyone will be listening in carefully: bats in ruined palaces, wandering conjurers, and touring DJs. They need to hear the singing of the djinns.
Songs of the Djinns

The young actress Sveta graduated from the theater academy, lives in St. Petersburg and dreams of starring not in casual TV series, but in serious films and playing serious roles. She is lucky, she ends up in a Bollywood project, which brings together movie stars, the best DJs and choreographers of the country. But everything turns out to be not very simple. Nobody knows the script, the actors live in a small hotel for months and do not understand what is happening. It turns out that in addition to the main filming, the actors, DJ and choreographers are involved in a strange game.
October Vacation

An actress and theater dancer flies to India to find her mother, who once abandoned her and joined a certain sect. Soon she no longer understands whether what she sees is happening in India or whether it is the scenery inside her native theater. Masks, dolls, songs - does this happen in a small town square or on one of the venues in St. Petersburg?
The Firebird

One morning, the criminal authority Dad convenes three "sons" and tells the latest news. Everyone remembers how three years ago, the keeper of the regional communal Mule ran away, taking the money. Also, everyone remembers how he was found, punished and buried. And the news is like this. Yesterday Mulya, alive and well, was seen in three cities at once: St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Rostov. Dad sends "sons" to these cities to scout out what's what. For each of them, the journey will not be the easiest.
A Fairy Tale for the Old

Teenager Ruslan takes care of the dying old man Tikhon, the village sorcerer who has been healing people all his life. Tikhon dies, and the local priest refuses to conduct the funeral service. Ruslan decides to fix it himself.
Heritage

Law student Oleg, who lives with his mother and stepfather, learns that his father has been released from prison and wants to see him. Having met his dad, Oleg discovers that he is a passionate lover of gambling. So the young man plunges into the world of big poker, underground casinos and research laboratories. Having become part of this shadow reality, Oleg becomes infected with a gaming addiction.
We'll Go to Macau Together

A Russian film crew is coming to Varanasi to shoot an arthouse film. The whole atmosphere of the ancient city encourages us to think about the meaning of what is happening, about the essence of cinema, about values that are usually considered obvious and not discussed. Soon, the filming process begins to collapse, and the film begins to shoot itself. This movie is a parable about the crumbling of the world and correction, about love as the only force capable of healing the world.
We Should Make Movies About Love

He works as a policeman and is engaged in raids on drug dealers. She is a preacher in a secret religious community. One day, he accidentally dials the wrong number and falls in love with the voice he hears. Thus begins this strange connection between two solitudes.
Snow, Sister and Wolverine
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Академия гангстеров

It so happens that Andrey ends up in a mental hospital. Incredible as it may seem, this is the place where he finds true friends for the first time in his life and gets a chance to change his life.
Apples
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Pikaso Silta Vasaras Diena

Once upon a time, two fine young men, Vladimir and Anatoly, met on the Moscow highway. They decided to veer off their path to behold the beauties of Russian countryside. There, they encountered two lovely maidens with a white dove in their hands. The girls invited them into their chamber, a wooden manor standing at the forest's edge in a deserted village called Pustoshka, where that very house was the only one left. They set the table and began to wine and dine their gallant guests. But before the young men could even brush off the road dust or take a sip of the magical nectar from their cups, there showed up a grandpa, the master of that house. And he asked the brave fellows to go and help him find a stone…