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HU OSA 25-2-10 Video Recordings by Boris Grigorievich Dvorkin Documenting the Activity of the Foundation

Identity Statement

Reference Code: HU OSA 25-2-10
Title: Video Recordings by Boris Grigorievich Dvorkin Documenting the Activity of the Foundation
Date(s): 1998 - 2003
Description Level: Series
Extent and medium (processed): 76 BetaSP NTSC, 2.28 linear meters

Content and Structure

Scope and Content (Abstract): The collection contains approx. 45 hours of video materials produced by the Open Society Institute - Russia (Soros Foundation - Russia),1998 - 2003. Most of the materials are raw unedited footage, but some ready programs form part of the unit, too.
The series' content varies, featuring OSI-Russia's activities, events and achievement reports within its major programs and projects, such as The Pushkin Library, Internet, Development of Education in Russia, Culture, Women's Network, Civil Society programs. Recordings of George Soros' annual visits to Russia; regular all-Russia festivals of humanities conducted by the Foundation; interviews and press conferences with the Foundation's key figures, first of all George Soros and Iekaterina Genieva, president of OSI-Russia are also portrayed. Of particular interest are the documentaries and raw footage about the annual “Podvizhnichestvo" Awards [awards for devotion to a cause], a unique “Russian" practice within the international Soros Foundation network. These records contain revealing, often stunning, life stories of the award winners, people of different backgrounds, committed to self-initiated, and in some cases self-sacrificing, pursuits for the sake of people and society.
The series gives a good general overview of the Foundation's activities, and mission, goals and philosophy behind them, its history and specific activities, personalities involved, the scope of authority and influence this biggest national branch within the International Soros Foundation network commanded in Russia (the total spending of the Foundation in some 15 years of its operation exceeded $750 million) in the timespan covered by the series. On the other hand, the series provides an implicit indication of typical negative attitudes towards the Foundation on the part of a segment of the Russian population, mass media and official authorities, for example, accusations of putative intrusion in the Russian politics, imposition of alien ideological values on the Russian population, inciting brain drain from Russia and alike).
The series may be of special interest to researchers of history, civil society, culture, politics and social life in Russia in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Accruals: Not Expected

Conditions of Access and Use

Conditions governing access: Some footage may contain sensitive personal data, and are accessible to researchers upon prior consultation with Audiovisual Archvist at OSA.
Conditions governing reproduction: Copyright held by OSA.
Languages: English, Russian
Physical characteristics and technical requirements: 76 Beta SP PAL video cassettes. No reference copy is available.

HU OSA 25 Records of the Open Society Institute–Russia
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  - HU OSA 25-2-10 Video Recordings by Boris Grigorievich Dvorkin Documenting the Activity of the Foundation

Call Number	Description
BetaSP NTSC #1
25-2-10:1/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia visit Nizhnii Novgorod, 2000[?]. Meeting with the regional administration. Iekaterina Genieva. Signing agreement on cooperation with the local authorities. Support for education, library, internet projects. Press conference. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 29 min.
BetaSP NTSC #2
25-2-10:2/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia visit Nizhnii Novgorod, 2000[?]. Meeting with Open Society Institute grantees. Discussion of 1999 projects. Announcement of the best 1999 projects and names of the project leaders, award-giving ceremony. Meeting at the Nizhnii Novgorod State University. Library. Internet Center. Visit to the local Open Society Institute office. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 31 min.
BetaSP NTSC #3
25-2-10:3/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia visit Kudymkar, Komi-Permiatskaia Autonomous Republic, 2000[?]. Interview with a Komi artist. [Local snowy landscape.] Discussion of a project: open-air wooden sculpture park. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 14 min.
BetaSP NTSC #4
25-2-10:4/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1999 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Moscow, 4 February 2000. Convention in the White Hall of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. Iekaterina Genieva: speech. Award-giving ceremony. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-04, Duration: 36 min.
BetaSP NTSC #5
25-2-10:5/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia present the Auditorim.ru Internet portal, within the megaproject Development of Education in Russia, TASS Headquarters, Moscow, 2000[?]. Iakov Borovoi, Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov. Creation of the Internet portal "Auditorim.ru": structure, content, target audience, copyright, funding. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-08-31, Duration: 27 min.
25-2-10:5/2	Orthodox Church icon painter. Russian Orthodox church interior [in Moscow?], icon-painter workshop. Interview with the icon painter. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 9 min.
BetaSP NTSC #6
25-2-10:6/1	Conference: Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Open Society Institute – Russia. Moscow, 16–17 September 2000. Iekaterina Genieva, William Newton-Smith, Andrei Kortunov, representative of Russia's Ministry of Education. Interview with Andrei Mel'vil'. Interview with Viktor Vasiliev, Petrozavodsk State University Rector. Sergei Guriev, Russian School of Economics. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-09-16, Duration: 36 min.
BetaSP NTSC #7
25-2-10:7/1	Conference: Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Open Society Institute – Russia. Moscow, 16–17 September 2000. Working group discussions. Interview with William Newton-Smith. Conference poster presentations: Megaproject Pushkin Library, Electronic information for Libraries, University Information System "Russia." Presidium: Iekaterina Genieva, William Newton-Smith, Andrei Kortunov. Presentations on: distance education in economics for Russian universities, by the Moscow Public Scientific Foundation; higher education in Russia, by Carnegie Corporation Program; cooperation in education between Russian universities and western institutions and scholars, by Civic Education Project; education projects, by Eurasia Foundation; exchange of scholars and young faculty, by Fulbright Program; innovation projects for high schools and universities, by Russian government representatives; multimedia distance courses, by [?]. Conclusion: William Newton-Smith, Iekaterina Genieva. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-09-17, Duration: 36 min.
BetaSP NTSC #8
25-2-10:8/1	Conference: Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Open Society Institute – Russia. Vinogradovo, Moscow region, 14–15 December 2002 Iekaterina Genieva presents the Boris Raushenbakh stipend. Stipend-giving ceremony. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-15, Duration: 33 min.
BetaSP NTSC #9
25-2-10:9/1	Conference: Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Open Society Institute – Russia. Vinogradovo, Moscow region, 14–15 December 2002 Interview with Tatiana Afanasieva[?], curator of the megaproject's Political Science sector: on achievements in the sphere of political science. Interview with the curator of the History sector. Interview with a representative of the Ural regional higher education institutions: on the project's achievements in supporting Russian universities' departments. Interview with a sociologist on the megaproject's achievement in the sphere of sociology, interaction of sociology departments, publishing activities within the megaproject. Presentations by representatives of universities involved in the megaproject. Presentation of educational Internet portal "Auditorium.ru". Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-14, Duration: 36 min.
BetaSP NTSC #10
25-2-10:10/1	100.000th visit to information and education Internet portal Auditorium.ru. Moscow[?], 2002 Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov: speeches on the occasion of the 100.000th visit to the portal. Sergei Kovalenko: presentation of the portal's content and structure. Iekaterina Genieva: greetings to the portal creators and contributors. Education Deputy Minister Iurii Shlenov: speech. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-08-30, Duration: 21 min.
BetaSP NTSC #11
25-2-10:11/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Suzdal'. Arrival of George Soros and representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia – Iekaterina Genieva and others – in Suzdal'. Bread-and-salt welcome ceremony. Meeting with the leadership of the town of Vladimir at the Suzdal' Kremlin. The Kremlin tour. Meeting with the mayors of the participant towns within the "Towns of Russia" program. George Soros: greeting speech. The Institute's honorary diplomas are given to 37 mayors of Russian towns, in recognition of their achievements within the pilot project of the Institute's "Towns of Russia" program. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-06-04, Duration: 31 min.
BetaSP NTSC #12
25-2-10:12/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Sergiev Posad. Holy Trinity-St.Sergius Laura [large monastery]. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. Laura tour; library. Opening of an internet class, the Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy in Sergiev Posad; blessing ceremony in the class. Metropolitan Sergius of Solnechnogorsk, leader of the Moscow Patriarchy. Meeting with the teachers and students of the Academy. George Soros: on the role of religions and religious tolerance in open society. Iekaterina Genieva: greeting speech. Academy teachers: greeting speeches and thanks. Church chorus performance. George Soros: TV interview. Icon exhibition tour. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 36 min.
BetaSP NTSC #13
25-2-10:13/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Iekaterina Genieva's summer cottage, Moscow region. Summer cottage, tea party. Iekaterina Genieva; George Soros; Stewart Paperin; Marat Murtazin, Rector of the Islamic University in Moscow; Anatolii Pchelintsev, lawyer. Discussion: issues of mutual tolerance between Christians and Muslims. George Soros' visits the "Obshchaia Gazeta" newspaper office. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 10 min.
25-2-10:13/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Novaia Derevnia, Moscow region. Arrival of George Soros in Novaia Derevnia, Moscow region. Laying flowers to the tomb of Aleksandr Men'. Visit to the parish where Aleksandr Men' served. Temple tour. Museum of Aleksandr Men'. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 10 min.
25-2-10:13/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Obshchaia Gazeta office, Moscow [see end: 25-1-1:14]. George Soros interview, meeting with the newspaper staff. George Soros: on the Soros Foundation history, recent and contemporary international affairs, events in his personal life. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 14 min.
BetaSP NTSC #14
25-2-10:14/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Obshchaia Gazeta office, Moscow, [see beginning: 25-1-1:13]. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva and staff members of "Obshchaia Gazeta." Discussion of the newspaper's history and activities. Taking a group photo. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 6 min.
25-2-10:14/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Open Society Institute – Russia, Moscow office, Ozerkovskaia naberezhnaia [see end: 25-1-1:15]. George Soros is shown around the new office, introduction of employees. Exhibition of photos "Just a war" [devoted to the war in Chechnia]: introduction by Iekaterina Genieva. Women's Network Program's round table. Conference of the Institute's "Hot Spots" program: discussion of the situation in Chechnia – journalists, medical doctors, other experts speaking. Present: Sergei Kovalev, Aleksei Simonov. George Soros answers questions re. the situation in Chechnia. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 30 min.
BetaSP NTSC #15
25-2-10:15/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Open Society Institute – Russia, Moscow office, Ozerkovskaia naberezhnaia [see beginning: 25-1-1:14]. Conference of the Institute's "Hot Spots" program. George Soros gives an award to Vladimir Shcherbakov, chief of Laboratory 124, Rostov-on-Don, specializing in identifying bodies of soldiers killed in Chechnia. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 8 min.
25-2-10:15/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Moscow State Institute of International Relations [see end: 25-1-1:17]. George Soros in the office of Rector Anatolii Torkunov. Meeting with faculty and students. Presidium: George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, Anatolii Torkunov, Andrei Mel'vil'. George Soros is awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Soros: Honorary Doctorate reception speech. Soros: answers questions from the faculty and students. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 25 min.
BetaSP NTSC #16
25-2-10:16/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Open Society Institute – Russia, Moscow office, Ozerkovskaia naberezhnaia. Opening of the Open Society Institute's new office [bought by Soros for $1.7 million] on the Ozerkovskaia naberezhnaia. Iekaterina Genieva, George Soros: speeches on the occasion. Reception. Conversations among public. George Soros speaking with Boris Nemtsov and Aleksandr Iakovlev. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 21 min.
25-2-10:16/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Press Conference, TASS office, Moscow. George Soros answers questions asked by Russian mass media representatives. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 13 min.
BetaSP NTSC #17
25-2-10:17/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Moscow State Institute of International Relations [continuation of: 25-1-1:15]. Meeting with faculty and students. Presidium: George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, Anatolii Torkunov, Andrei Melvil'. George Soros answers questions from the faculty and students. The issues raised: building open society in Russia; situation in the Chechnia; Russia's foreign debt; new technologies, including Internet, and prospects of open society. Anatolii Torkunov: thanks to George Soros. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 12 min.
25-2-10:17/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Column Hall of House of Unions, Moscow. Exhibition of works by Iurii Rost, photojournalist. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva. Meeting with teachers, participants of the Open Society Institute's megaproject "Development of Education in Russia," the Column Hall of House of Unions. Presidium: George Soros; Iekaterina Genieva; Andrei Kortunov; Michael Carter, head of the World Bank office in Moscow; a representative of the Russian Ministry of Education. Giving honorary diplomas to the best participants of megaproject "Development of Education in Russia." Arrival in the Institute's office, Ozerkovskaia naberezhnaia. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 23 min.
BetaSP NTSC #18
25-2-10:18/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Press Conference, Interfax office, Moscow. George Soros answers questions of Russian mass media representatives: on the activities of the Soros Foundation; economic situation in Russia; investment; taxation. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 18 hours
25-2-10:18/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 3–7 June, 2000. Round table, Open Society Institute's office[?], Moscow. Round table on economic issues. Presidium: Iekaterina Genieva, George Soros, Aleksanrd Auzan, Andrei Arofikin. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 6 min.
25-2-10:18/3	Children's dance performance. Moscow[?] Children's performance. Iekaterina Genieva: speech. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 12 min.
BetaSP NTSC #19
25-2-10:19/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, 30 May – 5 June 2001. Open Society Institute – Russia's office, Moscow. Open Society Institute – Russia's office, Moscow. Presentation of the Pushkin Library megaproject: Books for Russian Libraries. Presentation of a newly published Russian translation of the book "Masquerade: Dancing around Death in Nazi-Occupied Hungary" by Tivadar Soros, George Soros' father. Talk by Iakov Berezin, son of a Hungarian Jew that had served a term in Russia as a WWI POW together with Tivadar Soros. Iekaterina Genieva: on the book's publication. Russian language, Date of production: 2001, Duration: 14 min.
25-2-10:19/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, 30 May – 5 June 2001. Round table conducted by Open Society Institute – Russia's project Support for Russian Mass Media, Moscow. Open Society Institute – Russia's project "Support for Russian Mass Media." Round table "Current state and prospects of Russian television and radio not sponsored by the state." Participants: George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, outstanding representatives of Russian mass media, in particular Vladimir Pozner, Ievgenii Kiselev, Aleksei Venediktov, Maria Aslamazian, Natalia Vlasova, Eduard Salagaiev, Vasilii Mosolov, Sergei Agafonov, Boris Kirshin, other mass media representatives. Ways to develop Russia mass media are discussed. Russian language, Date of production: 2001, Duration: 22 min.
25-2-10:19/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, 30 May – 5 June 2001. Interfax Office, Moscow. Press Conference. George Soros speaks about the Soros Foundation's activities in Russia. International Soros Foundation's achievements: established in 1987, $1 billion spent by the Foundation since then. Megaproject "Development of Education in Russia": the total of 24 regions [oblast's] involved, including 10 regions that received the foundation's grants, and 14 regions that participated in the megaproject without receiving grants; $50-million World Bank loan for the Iaroslavl', Chuvash and Samara regions. "Higher Education Support" megaporject: 80 university departments in 33 universities involved; 33 Internet centers in provincial universities. Internet portal "Auditorium.ru". "Towns of Russia" project. Soros talks about film-maker Savva Kulish and his films on ehtnic tolerance, which were produced with the foundation's support. Russian language, Date of production: 2001, Duration: 13 min.
BetaSP NTSC #20
25-2-10:20/1	Humanities Festival, organized by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Ufa, 29 September – 2 October 2002 Opening ceremony. Folk dance performances. Iekaterina Genieva. Exhibition of the local traditional dress and crafts. Greeting speeches. Andrei Kortunov: on megaproject "Development of Education in Russia." Exhibition "Golden Deer of Eurasia." Book exhibition. Prime Minister of Bashkotorstan. Performance by actor Aleksandr Fillipenko. Round tables: "School of Tolerance," "Teaching International Relations in Universities," "Mass Media and Tolerance." Press Conference: Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Ievgenia Rosinskaia. Agreement on cooperation between the Soros Foundation and "Prosveshchenie" publishing house. Concert. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-10, Duration: 15 min.
25-2-10:20/2	City scenery. St. Petersburg. The house of Kazimir Malevich[?]. Central streets of St.Petersburg. The house of Kazimir Malevich, family fotos, funeral fotos, pictures, hand-written text of the artist's will. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 17 min.
BetaSP NTSC #21
25-2-10:21/1	Open Society Institute – Russia, Village Library program, 2000[?]. Russian countryside scenery. A village library. Interview with a librarian, Ferapontovo village library, Kirillovskii district, Vologda region. The 18th Moscow International Book Fair, 2000. Open Society Institute's presentation of the Village Library program. Iekaterina Genieva. Interviews: Ievgenii Kuz'min, Russia's Ministry of Culture; Maria Vedeniapina, Executive Director of the Institute's Pushkin Library megaproject. Russian publishers' book fair, Fershampenhaus, Cheliabinsk region. Interview: Andrei Il'nitskii, Vagrius publishing house. Interviews with librarians, Tula regional library. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 14 min.
BetaSP NTSC #22
25-2-10:22/1	Open Society Institute – Russia, Towns of Russia project. June 2000. Excerpt from George Soros' visit to Suzdal'. Project "Towns of Russia." Interview: Yelena Rozanova, project director. George Soros' meeting with the mayors of project participant towns. Award-giving ceremony: honorary diplomas are given to 37 mayors of Russian towns, in recognition of their achievements within the pilot project of the "Towns of Russia" project. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 9 min.
25-2-10:22/2	Excerpt from an Interview with Hegumen Ignatii (Krekshin) about monasteries. 2000[?]. A short excerpt from the interview, interior – a rich collection of spiritual literature, including very old volumes. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 4 min.
25-2-10:22/3	Streets of Moscow. 2000[?] City images. Unidentified interior: people around a table, talking. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 14 min.
25-2-10:22/4	Radio Sofia studio, Moscow. A Live Dialogue with Hegumen Ignatii (Krekshin). 2000[?] Making of the live broadcast "A Live Dialogue." Hegumen Ignatii (Krekshin) is speaking about the sense of life and human mind. Excerpt. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 9 min.
BetaSP NTSC #23
25-2-10:23/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1999 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 4 February 2000. Award is given to Colonel Vladimir Shcherbakov, director of Laboratory 124, Rostov-on-Don, specializing in identifying bodies of soldiers killed in Chechnia. Vladimir Shcherbakov's talk about his work. Story of Vladimir Shcherbakov – the laboratory interior, Rostov-on-Don. North Caucasus, Republic of Adygheia, story about Tamara Shishkhova, chief of the local Council of Soldiers' Mothers. Tamara Shishkhova is given award. Story of Riurik Lonin, founder of a village museum. Riurik Lonin is given award. Story of Artur Krivoshchekov, chief of the local Memorial society branch, Kudymkar, Komi-Permiatskii republic. Award to Artur Krivoshchekov. Story of award-winner Major Ievgenii Afonin, founder of a military unit that comprises orphan children, town of Kinishma. Iekaterina Genieva: speech on the occasion. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-04, Duration: 19 min.
BetaSP NTSC #24
25-2-10:24/1	Open Society Institute – Russia's simposium, within program Support for Russian Mass Media, Moscow, 2000[?]. Iekaterina Genieva: on the program "Support for Russian Mass Media." Declaring the launch of the Soros Foundation's new project "We are all victims" [the project's working title "Hot Spots"]. Speeches by participants of the "Support for Russian Mass Media" program: Andrei Rikhter, Law and Mass Media Center; Viktor Loshak, newspaper Moscow News; Savik Shuster, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Moscow office; Aleksei Venediktov, Radio "Ekho Moskvy"; Mikhail Fedotov, the Institute's "Civil Society" program director. All speakers talk about gradual decline of freedom of speech in Russia. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 9 min.
25-2-10:24/2	Representatives of the Soros Foundation's Latvian branch visit Russia, Moscow–Vladimir–Suzdal', 24–25 February 2000. Arrival of representatives of the Latvian Foundation's office in Moscow. Visiting the town of Vladimir; in the prison "OD1ST2," former "Vladimir Central," a place of incarceration of famous Latvian political prisoners in the Stalin era. Suzdal': Spaso-Iefimenskii Monastery tour. Vladimiro-Suzdal'skii Museum tour. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02, Duration: 6 min.
BetaSP NTSC #25
25-2-10:25/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–2002 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 17 December 2002 Interviews: Aleksei Borozdin, award-winner of 1997, Iurii Vella, award-winner of 1998. Award-giving ceremony. Priest Il'ia Dorogoichenko: award-giving, story about helping children in a psychiatric hospital. Interview: Sergei Savin, award-winner of 1998. Giving award to Nadezhda Fedorenko, a teacher in a children's reformatory. Interview: Georgii Kolosov, award-winner of 2000. Giving award to Veronika Marchenko, "Mother's Right" foundation. Interview: Tamara Shishkhova, award-winner of 1999. Giving award to Avenir Ovsianov, archivist. Interview: Artur Krivoshchekov, award-winner of 1999. Giving award to Ol'ga Sokolova, psychologist working with oncological patients. Interview: Vladimir Seleznev, award-winner of 1998. Giving award to Leonid Kirillov, director of an orphanage. Interview: Ielena Rzaieva, award-winner of 2000. Giving award to Viktor Kulakov, museum director. Iekaterina Genieva: speech on the occasion. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-17, Duration: 27 min.
BetaSP NTSC #26
25-2-10:26/1	Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Library megaproject. 1999. Russian version. The history of the megaproject. Koltushy, St.-Petersburg region: children's art studio Iabloko, supported within the megaproject, interviews with the teachers. Iekaterina Genieva: presentation of the megaproject. Moscow: interviews with megaproject participants and leaders. The town of Aleksin: children's internet class and library supported by the megaproject, local museum, interview with the town's deputy mayor. Moscow: signing of agreement of about cooperation between the Foundation and Russia's Ministry of Education, 1998. Village of Konstantinovo, Riazan' region: Pushkin commemoration day; local library supported by the megaproject. Tula: interviews with megaproject participants. Town of Ozersk (former Cheliabinsk-65), Komi-Permiatskii autonomous region: interviews with megaproject participants. Interview with writer Daniil Granin: on development of prison libraries within the megaproject. Headquarters of the Baltic Sea Fleet, Kaliningrad: activities withint the megaproject. Iekaterina Genieva: about the megaproject. Children's performance. Russian language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 28 min.
BetaSP NTSC #27
25-2-10:27/1	Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Library megaproject. 1999. English version. The history of the megaproject. Koltushy, St.-Petersburg region: children's art studio Iabloko, supported within the megaproject, interviews with the teachers. Iekaterina Genieva: presentation of the megaproject. Moscow: interviews with megaproject participants and leaders. The town of Aleksin: children's internet class and library supported by the megaproject, local museum, interview with the town's deputy mayor. Moscow: signing of agreement of about cooperation between the Foundation and Russia's Ministry of Education, 1998. Village of Konstantinovo, Riazan' region: Pushkin commemoration day; local library supported by the megaproject. Tula: interviews with megaproject participants. Town of Ozersk (former Cheliabinsk-65), Komi-Permiatskii autonomous region: interviews with megaproject participants. Interview with writer Daniil Granin: on development of prison libraries within the megaproject. Headquarters of the Baltic Sea Fleet, Kaliningrad: activities within the megaproject. Iekaterina Genieva: about the megaproject. Children's performance. Russian, English language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 28 min.
BetaSP NTSC #28
25-2-10:28/1	Open Society Institute – Russia. Video Congratulation to George Soros on his 70th anniversary. August 2000. Open Society Institute's office in Moscow. The Institute's employees: speeches in English and Russian addressed to George Soros on the occasion. Russian, English language, Date of production: 2000-08, Duration: 16 min.
25-2-10:28/2	Orthodox Easter. Church Service. Moscow[?]. 2000[?] Easter service in a church. Hegumen Ignatii (Krekshin) conducting the service. Hymns, prayers, blessings, other rituals. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 18 min.
BetaSP NTSC #29
25-2-10:29/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1998 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, January 1999[?]. Russian version. Short introduction of the award-winners. Iekaterina Genieva: about the award, its history and purpose. Stories of the award winners and award-giving ceremony: Galina Latokhina, librarian; Mikhail Rezin, Russian Orthodox priest that helps underage prisoners; Sergei Savin, school teacher; Iurii Vella, poet and reindeer herdsman, founder of a nomad camp open-air museum; Vladimir Seleznev, medical doctor; Ivan Dukhin, roofing worker and church bell collector and expert. Russian language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 14 min.
25-2-10:29/2	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1998 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, January 1999[?]. English version. Short introduction of the award-winners. Iekaterina Genieva: about the award, its history and purpose. Stories of the award winners and award-giving ceremony: Galina Latokhina, librarian; Mikhail Rezin, Russian Orthodox priest that helps prisoners; Sergei Savin, school teacher; Iurii Vella, poet and reindeer herdsman, founder of a nomads' camp open-air museum; Vladimir Seleznev, medical doctor; Ivan Dukhin, roofing worker and church bell collector and expert. Russian, English language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 14 min.
BetaSP NTSC #30
25-2-10:30/1	George Soros' interview for the television in Kaliningrad, 12 October 1999. George Soros talks about: importance of Internet for the open society development; the notion of open society; the war in Chechnia; money-laundering scandals in Russia; popular accusations against him regarding his alleged involvement in the financial crisis of 1998 in Russia and in what is seen as encouragement of brain drain from Russia; English, Russian language, Date of production: 1999-10-12, Duration: 19 min.
25-2-10:30/2	Interview with Bishop Serafim. Kaliningrad, 1999[?] Serafim (Vladimir Melkoian), Bishop of the Baltics, vicar of Smolensk Diocese, Russian Orthodox church. In his interview, Serafim expresses concerns over the expansion of new religious sects and dogmas in Russia, particularly foreign religious influences among the younger generation. Russian language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 15 min.
BetaSP NTSC #31
25-2-10:31/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Open Society Institute – Russia. Meeting of George Soros with the Institute's Strategic Council. Iekaterina Genieva: introduction of participants, discussion. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 11 min.
25-2-10:31/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. ISSEP Seventh meeting of the executive board of International Soros Science Education Program (ISSEP). Moscow, 7 June 1999. Chairman: Introduction of participants to George Soros. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-07, Duration: 3 min.
25-2-10:31/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow [continued 25-1-1:32]. Presentation of the Pushkin Library Megaproject. Presidium: George Soros; Iekaterina Genieva; Academician Dmitrii Likhachev; Vladimir Iegorov, Russia's minister of culture. Megaproject's Director Maria Vedeniapina: summing up one year's work within the megaproject. Academician Dmitrii Likhachev: on the history of Pushkin studies and the megaproject. Project participants: thanks to George Soros and Open Soceity Institute. George Soros: on the importance of Russian literature in his own life and for global culture. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 22 min.
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25-2-10:32/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow [continuation of 25-1-1:31] Private conversations between participants in the yard of the library. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-08, Duration: 8 min.
25-2-10:32/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Russian Academy of Education. Moscow. Conversation with the Academy's managing board. Presentation of the Open Society Institute's megaproject "Development of Education in Russia." Andrei Mel'vil', director of the megaproject: greeting speech. George Soros is decorated with the Pushinskii medal of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation. George Soros: on the Open Society Institute's educational projects, education system in Russia, need for its decentralization. Andrei Kortunov: on the megaproject's goals and programs in secondary and higher education, an internet program and others. George Soros answers questions from the audience. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 19 min.
25-2-10:32/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow [continued: 25-1-1:33] The library's Hall for Judicial Literature. Meeting with the Law program participants. George Soros' conversations with the program participants. Topics: conditions in Russian prisons; the Yukos case. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva and others on the roof of the building; panorama of Moscow's center. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-08, Duration: 9 min.
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25-2-10:33/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Moscow. [continuation of 25-1-1:32] Meeting with the Law program participants. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, the program's leaders and participants. Petr Blinko: on the newly opened Law Information Center. Other speakers. George Soros: the idea of "shareholders' rights watch," an organization that would protect shareholders' rights. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-08, Duration: 16 min.
25-2-10:33/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. The Bolshoi Theater, Moscow. George Soros; Iekaterina Genieva, Director[?] of the Bolshoi Theater. Director of the St. Petersburg Pushkin House Nikolai Skatov: speech, awarding a medal to George Soros. President of Kabardino-Balkaria Valerii Kokov awards George Soros with the title of Honorary President of the Pushkin[?] Foundation. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 7 min.
25-2-10:33/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, leaders of the Open Society Institute's Culture Program, including "Programs for Regions (1998 – 2001)." Speeches. Signing an agreement on cooperation between the Tomsk region and Soros Foundation. The Tomsk mayor[?] gives a medal to George Soros. George Soros: on the Foundation's activities. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 13 min.
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25-2-10:34/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Ekho Moskvy radio, Moscow. George Soros' interview for the Ekho Moskvy radio. Present in the studio: George Soros, Iegor Gaidar, Sergei Kirienko, representatives of the Open Society Institute. Program host – Echo Moskvy Editor-in-Chief Aleksei Venediktov. George Soros comments on what he terms "robber-capitalism" in Russia. Iegor Gaidar: on the economic situation in Russia, relations between property and power. George Soros: on the transition from state property to private property in Russia. Iegor Gaidar: on the tradition of private property in Russia. George Soros: on the possibilities of "import of capitalism" from the West to Russia. Sergei Kirienko: on underestimated expectations of the population as a reason for economic failures. George Soros: on typical disappointment regarding the market model in Russia; need for a reform in the legilsation system and for the introduction of the rule of law. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 13 min.
25-2-10:34/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Russian Academy of Economics, Moscow. In the presidium: George Soros, Aleksandr Auzan, others. Discussion of the economic crisis of August 1998 in Russia and its repercussions. George Soros: on his book "Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered," criticizing some of his erroneous suggestions formulated in the book. Iegor Gaidar: comments on the book. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-09, Duration: 8 min.
25-2-10:34/3	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Museum of Gulag Art and Life, the Memorial Society. Moscow. Premises of the Museum. George Soros is shown around the collection. A round table discussion. Participants: Nikita Okhotin, director of the museum; Executive Vice President of the Open Society Institute Stewart J. Paperin; Iekaterina Genieva; Sergei Kovalev; Arsenii Roginskii. Presentation of Memorial's new web portal launched with George Soros' support. Boris Zhelezov: presentation on tolerance in the Russian society. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-09, Duration: 13 min.
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25-2-10:35/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Office of the Open Society Institute – Russia, Moscow. George Soros' meeting with the executive board of the Open Society Institute – Russia's program "Support for the Russian Mass Media." Present: George Soros; Iekaterina Genieva; Board Chairman, Director of the Network Mass Media program Andrei Rikhter; other members of the board. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-10, Duration: 7 min.
25-2-10:35/2	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Interfax agency premises, Moscow. George Soros' press conference: review of the Foundation's activities; reduction of individual grants; launch of new educational programs, including in provincial universities and secondary schools, co-funded by local authorities; healthcare programs in cooperation with WHO, especially aimed at fighting tuberculosis. Current year budget – $100 million vs. the planned $30 million; a need to reduce the spending is emphasized. Discussion: Russian cultural tradition and support for cultural projects; support for regional mass media, and their significance for the open society development. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06, Duration: 23 min.
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25-2-10:36/1	George Soros' visit to Russia, Moscow, 7–10 June 1999. Conference hall of the Moscow News editorial office. Moscow. Free Press Academy award-giving ceremony. George Soros: Introductory speech about a new nomination – "For the promotion of the open society ideals." Post-mortem award to Larisa Iudina, editor of the "Sovetskaia Kalmykia" newspaper. Awards are given to mass media representatives under various nominations: Igor' Svinarenko, Kommersant newspaper; Aleksei Tarasov, Izvestia; Tamara Zamiatina, TASS; Aleksei Merinov, Moskovskii Komsomolets; Liudmila Telen', Moscow News; Iurii Rost, Obshchaia gazeta; Iurii Bogomolov, Izvestia; Aleksandr Dzhus, Ogonek. George Soros is given a new "Fair partnership" commemorative. Dinner. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-10, Duration: 16 min.
25-2-10:36/2	Visit of Mary Robinson to Moscow. 18 June 1999. Reception on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Mary Robinson, UN high commisioner for human rights; Iekaterina Genieva: speeches. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-06-18, Duration: 18 min.
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25-2-10:37/1	George Soros' visit to Kaliningrad region, 12–14 October 1999. Kaliningrad State University. Internet Center opening at the Kaliningrad State University. George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, Rector Andrei Klemeshev. Professor Semion Musher is given an award for achievements in the implementation of the Open Society Institute's Internet program. Visiting drug-treatment center, Kaliningrad region. Visiting a Roma village, George Soros speaks with local drug dealers and drug users. Meeting with the Mayor of Kaliningrad in the Mayor Office; topics discussed: AIDS, drug trafficking, unemployment. Round table with experts at the Kaliningrad Mayor Office. Topics: AIDS/HIV spread and drug trafficking. Participants: George Soros; Iekaterina Genieva; Stewart Paperin; Chief Pediatrician of Russia Larisa Baleva, member of the Open Society Institute's strategic council; Anna Aleksandrova, coordinator of the “Health of the Population of Russia” program; Liudmila Bol'shakova, medical doctor; Anatolii Grezets, chairman of the regional public foundation “No to AIDS and Drugs”; Tatiana Nikitina, chief physician of the Center for Prevention of AIDS/HIV. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-10-12, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:38/1	George Soros' visit to Kaliningrad region, 12–14 October 1999. Sporadic excerpts: library hall, school class, sites. Kaliningrad airport: arrival of George Soros and Stewart Papern. Iekaterina Genieva meets them. Meeting with the governor. Dinner with representatives of universities. George Soros' speech: about the internet centers opened by the Open Society Institute-Russia, on the development of regional educational centers. Concert. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-10-12, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:39/1	George Soros' visit to Kaliningrad region, 12–14 October 1999. Baltiisk, Kaliningrad region. Baltiisk, Kaliningrad region. Baltic Fleet Headquarters. Meeting with Admiral Vladimir Iegorov, Baltic Fleet Commander-in-Chief. George Soros, Stewart Paperin, Iekaterina Genieva visiting "Commercial Partnership" center for retraining former military/navy servicemen. George Soros and Open Society Institute's members aboard a battleship of the Baltic Fleet. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-10, Duration: 22 min.
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25-2-10:40/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Iekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, 29–31 January, 2000. Sverdlovsk region Governor's Office: Iekaterina Genieva; Sverdlovsk Region Governor Eduard Rossel'; Iekaterinburg Mayor Arkadii Chernetskii; Maria Vedeniapina; Ievgenia Rosinskaia; Semion Musher. Discussion of cooperation between the Institute and the region within a variety of programs: internet, library and healthcare. Opening of Internet centers in Ozersk and Novoural'sk. Opening of the Center for access to digital publications in the Ural State University. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-01-29, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:41/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Iekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, 29–31 January, 2000. Iekaterina Genieva's interview for Iekaterinburg television. Interview with President of the Open Society Institute – Russia Iekaterina Genieva, 30[?] January 2000. Iekaterina Genieva and the program host in the TV studio. Recording. Genieva comments on: the history, activities and mission of the Open Society Institute – Russia; typical public perceptions of George Soros, his financial and philantropic activities; putative "Americanization of the Russian consciousness" allegedly promoted by the Soros Foundation; 47 programs run by the Institute to support domestic culture, education, healthcare; the Institute's emphasis on partnership with, rather than charity towards its grantees; the Institute's endeavor to develop culture in Russia, rather than merely help its survival; cooperation with local / regional authorities and institutions; the Institute's philosophy: unique significance of culture in the Russian context – culture as the key to the development of civil society, education, political activities, economics, religion and other spheres; the Institute's grant-giving procedure, non-competitive grants, expert evaluation, project monitoring. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-01-30, Duration: 22 min.
25-2-10:41/2	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Iekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, 29–31 January, 2000. Governor's office, Iekaterinburg. Negotiations between the regional and city authorities and representatives of the Open Society Institute. Iekaterinburg. 30[?] January 2000. Reception at the Governor's office. Iekaterina Genieva: on internet projects in Iekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk region within the Institute's megaproject "Development of Education in Russia." Reception at the Mayor's Office. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-01-30, Duration: 9 min.
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25-2-10:42/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Iekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk region, 29–31 January, 2000. City Cardiac Care Center, Iekaterinburg. Iekaterinburg Mayor's Office: Iekaterina Genieva, Ievgenia Rosinskaia, Semion Musher, Maria Vedeniapina, Mayor Arkadii Chernetskii. Discussion of the ways to develop the city's healthcare facilities. Opening of an Internet class in the City Cardiac Care Center (within the Institute's program "Health of Russia's Population"). Press conference at the Center. Semion Musher: presentation of the Institute's Internet project. Opening of the Management Center within a joint project conducted by the Open Society Institute – Russia and Iekaterinburg administration. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-01-31, Duration: 10 min.
25-2-10:42/2	Iekaterina Genieva. Press Conference in Iekaterinburg. 31[?] January, 2000. Iekaterina Genieva: on launching the Institute project "Towns of Russia" in Sverdlovsk region. Likely pilot cases: towns of Verkhoturie, Kasli, Novoural'sk. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-01-31, Duration: 2 min.
25-2-10:42/3	Audio record about the Open Society Institute – Russia's programs An unidentified speaker: on the Institute's regional programs. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 2 min.
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25-2-10:43/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Regional administration office. Rostov-on-Don regional administration office: Governor Vladimir Chub, Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Maria Vedeniapina, Semion Musher. Signing Protocol on cooperation between the Rostov-on-Don regional administration and Open Society Institute – Russia. Interview with Vladimir Chub. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-02, Duration: 13 min.
25-2-10:43/2	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Donskoi State Public Library. Opening ceremony: Internet Center in the Donskoi State Public Library. Vladimir Chub, Iekaterina Genieva: speeches on the occasion. Video Conference with Internet Center in Makhachkala. Participants: in Rostov-on-Don – Iekaterina Genieva; Vladimir Chub; Aleksandr Belokon', Rector of the Rostov State University; Grigorii Baklanov; Arsenii Roginskii; Maria Vedeniapina; Semion Musher; Andrei Kortunov; in Makhachkala – poet Rasul Gamzatov; Rector of Makhachkala State University Omar Omarov. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 17 min.
25-2-10:43/3	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Donskoi State Public Library. Presentation of the Institute's Pushkin Library megaproject. Round table with representatives of the North Caucasus regional ministries of culture and libraries. Discussion of the implementation of the Pushkin Library megaproject in the Rostov region and in the republic of Daghestan. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 4 min.
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25-2-10:44/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Donskoi State Public Library. Premises of the The Donskoi State Public Library. Presentation of the Institute's megaproject "Development of Education in Russia." Talks by: Andrei Mel'vil', project chairman for higher education; Andrei Kortunov, project director. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 5 min.
25-2-10:44/2	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Women of Don association. Round table of the Institute's Women's Network Program and the "Women of Don" association. Program Director Ielena Kochkina. Among the issues dicussed: the problem of rehabilitation of soldiers affected psychologically in the course of armed conflicts in the North Caucasus. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 4 min.
25-2-10:44/3	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Exhibition Enlightenment against Prejudice. Rostov-on-Don. Opening of exhibition "Enlightenment against Prejudice," on the history of anti-Semitism, including the Holocaust. Introductory word by Iekaterina Genieva. Speech by Chief Rabbi of Rostov[?]: on Hanuka. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 12 min.
25-2-10:44/4	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Rostov-on-Don and the region, 2–3 December 1999. Discussion of the Institute's library programs, including the project "Videoteca for Libraries." Excerpt. Iekaterina Genieva, Maria Vedeniapina. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-03, Duration: 3 min.
25-2-10:44/5	Russian Armed Forces in Moscow region. Excerpt from a documentary. An excerpt from a documentary produced in 1999 by the Chief Administration on Education in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, supported by the Moscow Regional Administration. Episodes from the life and activities of servicemen in the Russian Armed Forces in the Moscow region; story about the cooperation between the regional armed forces and the Northern Sea Fleet; about local army members' service in the North Caucasus. Russian language, Date of production: 1999, Duration: 8 min.
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25-2-10:45/1	Theater performance [unidentified]. Excerpt from an unidentified theater performance. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 4 min.
25-2-10:45/2	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region. 18–19 March 1999. Novosibirsk, Winter cityscapes. Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library, the premises of the Open Society Institute – Russia's Novosibirsk Office. Discussion of the strategy of the Institute's development in 1999. Presidium: OSI Managing Director Christopher Cripps; Iekaterina Genieva; Mikhail Kaluzhskii, director of the Institute's Novosibirsk Branch; Assistant to the Institute's President Ievgenia Rosinskaia. Other participants: Executive Director of the Internet megaproject Semion Musher; Director of the Culture program Mikhail Gnedovskii; Sergei Basov, director of St. Petersburg Branch of the Open Society Institute -Russia. Discussion emphasis – on the role of regional branches of the Open Society Institute – Russia, PR activities, development of the Institute's programs and projects. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-18, Duration: 32 min.
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25-2-10:46/1	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region, 18–19 March 1999. Discussion of Public Relations. Failures of the initial PR campaigns, including outdated public image of the Soros Foundation; suspicious treatment on the part of mass media; typical accusations re. the foundation's “spying activities,” etc. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-18, Duration: 5 min.
25-2-10:46/2	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region. 18–19 March 1999. Novosibirsk Regional State Taxation Administration. Opening of a computer class in the Novosibirsk Regional State Taxation Administration, within the Open Society Institute – Russia's Management program, SMART project. Ceremony participants: Iekaterina Genieva; Vladimir Kamyshan, chief of the State Taxation Administration; representative of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tracey Toman[?]; Roman Khevrik, director of the SMART project; Director of the Management project Sergei Kovalenko; Mikhail Kaluzhskii. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-18, Duration: 9 min.
25-2-10:46/3	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region, 18–19 March 1999. Novosibirsk Medical Institute. Novosibirsk Medical Institute, Internet class. Seminar “Medical Internet.” Semion Musher; Nina Shval'be, director of the Institute's program “Health of Russia's Population”; Iekaterina Genieva. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-19, Duration: 6 min.
25-2-10:46/4	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region, 18–19 March 1999. City Museum Center. City Museum Center. Round table discussion: "Museum on the Threshold of the 21st Century." Talk by Mikhail Gnedovskii, director of the Institute's Culture program. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-19, Duration: 4 min.
25-2-10:46/5	Representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia in Novosibirsk and the region, 18–19 March 1999. Orphanage. Institute's representatives visiting an orphanage for socially deprived children, recipient of a grant within the Institute's project "Social adaptation of orphanage children." The Institute's representatives: Nina Shval'be, Irina Vasiukova, Nikolai Kuznetsov. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-03-19, Duration: 12 min.
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25-2-10:47/1	Open Society Institute – Russia. Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Meeting in Moscow, 25 December 2000. A series of events held within the Institute's megaproject “Development of Education in Russia.” Meeting of participants of the Secondary Education program. Presentations by regional representatives of educational institutions and administration. Topics discussed: modernization of the educational administration; possibility for a structural change in the system of education; importance of information culture for administering education; public participation in administering the educational system; cooperation and communication among the Institute's regional education projects. Interview of Andrei Kortunov: summing up the Institute's 3rd competition among provincial universities' departments. Megaproject's plans: grantee institutions and institutional departments are to be gradually turned into resource centers, their forms of work and priorities shifting accordingly. Over 20 new grantees are to be selected, mainly social science departments in provincial universities. Meeting with representatives of educational institutions and administrative bodies. Presiding: Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Mel'vil', Andrei Kortunov, Deputy Minister for Education of the Russian Federation Viktor Bolotov. Greetings to the winners of the megaproject's latest competition among “library corporations” – the total of 11 corporations comprising 144 libraries. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-12-25, Duration: 34 min.
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25-2-10:48/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. 4–5 June 2003. Participants: George Soros, Stewart Paperin, Iekaterina Genieva, members of the Open Society Institute – Russia's Strategic Council, representatives of the Open Society Institute national branches. 4 June: Press conference at the Izvestia editorial office. Moscow Higher School of Economics: excerpts from a lecture by George Soros “Open Society in Russia. Prospects.” Recording of TV programs about George Soros by Leonid Parfenov and by Svetlana Sorokina. 5 June: Meeting with representatives of a presidential program for managing personnel, created with the foundation's support. Round table with representatives of social sciences “Open society in Russia: Analysis of the current situation.” 6 June: a trip to Golitsyno, Moscow region. Seminar “Modern Politics in the Modern World” held by the Moscow School for Political Studies. Dinner with the Soros Foundation veterans, talk by George Soros. Meeting with the Foundation's regional coordinators. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, reception on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Foundation's activities in Russia. Press Conference at the Interfax Office. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06, Duration: 17 min.
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25-2-10:49/1	Conference within the megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Vinogradovo, Moscow region, 14–15 December 2002 The conference is summing up the first stage of the University Department Support program. Presiding: Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Andrei Mel'vil'. 14 December – Presentations and interviews by curators of regional councils in various subject areas. Significance and achievements within the project are discussed. Plenary sitting: New technologies within the University Department Support program: websites, multimedia courses. Conference sections: Philosophy, Political Science, Economics, Philology, History, Law, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Sociology, Oriental Studies, Pedagogy. 15 December – Announcement of a new initiative: the Boris Raushenbakh stipend. Stipend–giving ceremony. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12, Duration: 31 min.
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25-2-10:50/1	Interview with Daniil Granin, 2000[?]. Daniil Granin: on the Open Society Institute's prison libraries project; project goals and priorities; activities within the project; problems experienced by young people in prisons. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 10 min.
25-2-10:50/2	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1999 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 4 February 2000. Speech by a representative of a soldiers' mothers' committee: about the activities of Colonel Vladimir Shcherbakov, director of Laboratory 124, Rostov-on-Don, specializing in identifying bodies of soldiers killed in Chechnia. Performance by a male choir. Iekaterina Genieva: speech on the occasion. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-04, Duration: 10 min.
25-2-10:50/3	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–1999 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 4 February 2000. Giving award to Colonel Vladimir Shcherbakov, director of Laboratory 124, Rostov-on-Don, specializing in identifying bodies of soldiers killed in Chechnia. Vladimir Shcherbakov talking about his work. Story of Vladimir Shcherbakov – the laboratory interior, Rostov-on-Don. North Caucasus, Republic of Adygheia, story about Tamara Shishkhova, chief of the local Council of Soldiers' Mothers. Tamara Shishkhova is given award. Story of Riurik Lonin, founder of a village museum. Riurik Lonin is given award. Story of Artur Krivoshchekov, chief of the local Memorial society branch, Kudymkar, Komi-Permiatskii republic. Award to Artur Krivoshchekov. Story of award-winner Major Yevgenii Afonin, founder of a military unit that comprises orphan children, town of Kinishma. Iekaterina Genieva: speech on the occasion. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-04, Duration: 16 min.
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25-2-10:51/1	George Soros and Russia. Dedication to the 10th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia, October 1997. Interviews prepared by Leonid Nikitinskii: report about the Foundation's 10-year activities. Iekaterina Genieva, George Soros, speaking in turns: about motivation behind the Foundation's work; about perceptions of George Soros and the Foundation in Russia; about George Soros personal motivation, emotions and rationalism behind his activities; comments re. a few participants of the Foundation's projects; importance of love as motivation for one's action. Music by Galya Avdonina, a ten-year old from Nizhnii Novgorod, supported by the Foundation, is used in the film. Russian language, Date of production: 1997-10, Duration: 26 min.
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25-2-10:52/1	Fourth Festival of Humanities held by the Open Society Institute – Russia. Ivanovo, 24–27 June 2002 Ivanovo State University. Round tables' topics: intercultural communication; tolerance and aggressiveness in contemporary history; Russia of the 21st century: creative, spiritual and moral potential of the intelligentsia; environment from the perspective of humanities; gender education and gender-related policies; globalization. Review of gender research in the Ivanovo State University: tour of the university's electronic catalogue of sources in gender studies. Presentations of the Open Society Institute – Russia's programs: Higher Education; Secondary Education; Women's Network Program; Towns of Russia; Culture. Opening ceremony of exhibition "Girl of my Dream" at the Ivanovo Museum of Arts. Talk by Mikhail Gnedovskii, director of the Culture Program. International symposium devoted to the legacy of economist Nikolai Kondratiev. International conference: Gender Research and Gender Education in the System of Higher Education. Pushkin Library Program – on automation of libraries. Tour of the Ivanovo Textile Museum. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-06-27, Duration: 17 min.
25-2-10:52/2	Eighth international conference: Gender Research and Gender Education in System of Higher Education. Ivanovo, 24–28 June 2002. Women's Network Program. Ol'ga Khasbulatova, deputy rector of the Ivanovo State University: about the Humanities Festival, its participants and proceedings. Round tables: Teaching basics of gender theory in the system of secondary and higher education; Problems of gender socialization and stereotypisation; Gender policies in Russia and abroad; Gender and Communication; Gender Issues in History. Plenary meeting, presentations. Interviews: Svetlana Aivazova; Ielena Zdravomyslova; Ielena Kochkina. Exhibition "Girl of My Dream" at the Ivanovo Museum of Arts; interview with Mikhail Dmitriev, exhibition curator. Tour of the Ivanovo Textile Museum. A show of the historical women's garments. Round table: The woman in the contemporary Russian literature and mass media. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-01-28, Duration: 16 min.
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25-2-10:53/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–2002 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 17 December 2002 Interviews with award-winners of the past years. Jazz musicians' performance. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-17, Duration: 34 min.
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25-2-10:54/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–2002 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 17 December 2002 Award-giving ceremony, talks by the winners: Ilia Dorogoichenko, priest, founder of the center 'Vdokhnovenie' [Inspiration], village of Nikol'skoie-Gagarino, Moscow region; Viktor Kulakov, director of the Griboedov History and Culture Museum, Khmelita, Smolensk region; Avenir Ovsianov, Kaliningrad. Iekaterina Genieva: speech. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-17, Duration: 19 min.
25-2-10:54/2	Excerpt from an Interview with an art historian[?], Nemchinovka, Moscow region. 2002[?] Countryside scenery. The interviewee speaks about the history of the village and its residents in the past, in particular about the Konchalovskii family and artist Malevich. Selection of local landscapes. Russian language, Date of production: 2002, Duration: 16 min.
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25-2-10:55/1	Devotion to a cause [Podvizhnichestvo] Awards–2002 given by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Pushkin Museum, Moscow, 17 December 2002 Music performance. Iekaterina Genieva speaks about the symbol of the "Podvizhnichestvo" award, statue of Don Quixote. Iekaterina Genieva names the award winners of the past years and greets the winners of the year 2002. Awards are given to the winners: Ilia Dorogoichenko, priest, founder of the center 'Vdokhnovenie' [Inspiration], village of Nikol'skoie-Gagarino, Moscow region – speech by Daniil Granin and Ilia Dorogoichenko; Ol'ga Sokolova, psychologist working with oncological patients, Khabarovsk; Nadezhda Fedorenko, a teacher in a children's reformatory, Belgorod region; Veronika Marchenko from the Foundation "Mother's Right"; Leonid Kirillov, director of an orphanage. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-12-17, Duration: 34 min.
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25-2-10:56/1	Launch of the Open Society Institute – Russia's program Towns of Russia. 2000[?] Meeting of Iekaterina Genieva, Daniil Granin, Ielena Rozanova, and other members of the Institute's leadership with the mayors of Russian towns. Presentation of the "Towns of Russia" program. Discussion of the program goals and objectives. Interview with Iekaterina Genieva: the idea of the Soros Foundation – supporting local initiatives, promoting self-sustaining local activities, rather than charity-giving; the Foundation's attitude to intensive PR activities; importance of dialogue with the foundation's partners. Interview with Ielena Rozanova, "Towns of Russia" program director: "Towns of Russia" – program goals and objectives; emphasis on targeting the entire town population, rather than particular industries or social groups; improving communication and cooperation between the town authorities, entrepreneurs and broad public in Russian towns; current situation in Russian towns, investment market condition, business development; the "sentimental value" of the Russian towns; structure of the program and cooperation with other programs conducted by the Institute. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 30 min.
25-2-10:56/2	Excerpt from an interview with priest Mikhail Rezin. 2000[?] Mikhail Rezin, winner of the Open Society Institute's "Devotion to a Cause" prize, Russian Orthodox priest, founder of a center for social rehabilitation of former underage reformatory inmates. Mikhail Rezin talks about problems encountered by reformatory inmates and his activities aimed at helping them to adapt themselves to a new life after release. Russian language, Date of production: 2000, Duration: 6 min.
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25-2-10:57/1	Conference Megaproject Development of Education in Russia. Vinogradovo, Moscow region, 21 December 1999. Presidium: Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Andrei Mel'vil'. Genieva's speech: on the megaproject's priorities; cooperation with provincial universities; grants for undergraduate and graduate students; collaboration with other programs conducted by the Institute, in particular "Towns of Russia" and "Hot Spots." Andrei Mel'vil': suggestion to launch cooperation with professional research associations. Andrei Kortunov: on grant distribution. Discussion of plans within the megaproject. Ielena Kochkina, Women's Network Program: on gender-related problems in the sphere of education and other spheres. Dinner. Andrei Mel'vil' gives awards to university departments that achieved outstanding results during the megaproject's pilot and first stages. Russian language, Date of production: 1999-12-21, Duration: 30 min.
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25-2-10:58/1	Visit of representatives of the Soros Foundation's Latvian branch to Russia, Moscow–Vladimir–Suzdal', 24–25 February 2000. Arrivial of representatives of the Latvian Foundation's Branch. Visiting the town of Vladimir; in the prison "OD1ST2," former "Vladimir Central," the place of incarceration of a number of outstanding Latvian political prisoners under Stalin's regime. Tour of the prison museum: paintings and other pieces created by prisoners of the past, photos, biographies, prisoners' personal belongings, story of famous singer Lidiia Ruslanova, stories of prisoners from the Baltic states, prison cells, prison yard, cemetery. Meeting on the premises of Spaso-Yefimenskii Monastery, Suzdal'. Discussion of the goals of the "Towns of Russia" program. Arrival of Iekaterina Genieva. Reception. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-24, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:59/1	Visit of representatives of the Soros Foundation's Latvian branch to Russia, Moscow–Vladimir–Suzdal', 24–25 February 2000. Winter landscape. Detailed scenery of the Vladimir-Suzdal' Museum Reserve. Tour of the museum reserve's premises. Visiting the museum's computer center created with support of the Soros Foundation – Russia. Discussion of the local history, in particular life stories of Latvian political prisoners and deportees in Vladimir, accounts by witnesses. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-02-25, Duration: 30 min.
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25-2-10:60/1	Humanities Festival, organized by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Ufa, 29 September – 2 October 2002 Arrival of guests, leaders of the Open Society Institute – Russia, Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Maria Vedeniapina, Ievgenia Rosinskaia, others. Treating guests to national drinks and dishes. Bashkir folk dance performances, costume performance, exhibitions of national crafts, music and song performances. Fur hats and coats exhibition, Iekaterina Genieva tries on a few exhibits. Opening ceremony: introduction of the presidium – Iekaterina Genieva, representatives of the local state authorities. Concert of Bashkir, Russian and other local ethnic groups' folk dance, music and song. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-09-29, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:61/1	Humanities Festival, organized by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Ufa, 29 September – 2 October 2002 Opening ceremony continued. Greeting speeches by Iekaterina Genieva and local organizers. Leadership of the Republic of Bashkotorstan and representatives of the Open Society Institute–Russia discuss cooperation. City sites. Round table at the Bashkir State Pedagogical University. Andrei Kortunov speaks about the "Development of Education in Russia" megaproject. Exhibition "Golden deer of Eurasia." Exhibition of books published by Russian publishers: opening ceremony. Actor Aleksandr Fillipenko: artistic performance of stories by Mikhail Zoshchenko. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-09-30, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:62/1	Humanities Festival, organized by the Open Society Institute – Russia, Ufa, 29 September – 2 October 2002 Round tables: "School of Tolerance," "Teaching International Relations in Universities," "Mass Media and Tolerance." Press Conference: Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Maria Vedeniapina, Ievgenia Rosinskaia. Signing an agreement on cooperation between the Soros Foundation and "Prosveshchenie" publishing house. Preparation to a theater performance: actors putting on costumes and make-up. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-10-01,
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25-2-10:63/1	Fourth Festival of Humanities held by the Open Society Institute – Russia. Ivanovo, 24–27 June 2002 Ivanovo State University. International conference “Gender Research and Gender Education in System of Higher Education.” Panels: Gender policies in Russia and abroad – globalization issues; Society, family and youth – problems of gender socialization and stereotypization; Gender and Communication; Gender Issues in History. Presentation of an electronic library of gender-related sources that was created at the Ivanovo State University with the Open Society Institute – Russia's support. Meeting of the Institute's leaders Iekaterina Genieva, Ievgenia Rosinskaia, Andrei Kortunov with the rector, deputy rector and faculty representatives of the Ivanovo State University. Round table conducted by the Institute's Pushkin Library Program – on automation of libraries. Exhibition of old books. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-06, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:64/1	Fourth Festival of Humanities held by the Open Society Institute – Russia. Ivanovo, 24–27 June 2002 Ivanovo State University. Press conference: Iekaterina Genieva, Ievgenia Rosinskaia, Andrei Kortunov answering questions about the festival proceedings, the foundation's mission and activities. Opening ceremony of the Fourth Festival of Humanities at the Ivanovo State University: Rector of the university Vadim Iegorov, Deputy Rector Ol'ga Khasbulatova, Governor of Ivanovo region Vladimir Tikhonov, Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Kortunov, Ielena Rozanova, Ielena Kochkina, Ievgenia Rosinskaia. Exhibition "Girl of My Dream" at the Ivanovo Museum of Arts; interview with Mikhail Dmitriev, exhibition curator. Discussion of the Institute's library projects with Iekaterina Genieva, Maria Vedeniapina. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-06, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:65/1	Fourth Festival of Humanities held by the Open Society Institute – Russia. Ivanovo, 24–27 June 2002 At the exhibition "Girl of my Dream" at the Ivanovo Museum of Fine Arts. Exhibition opening ceremony. Speeches by the organizers. Talk by Mikhail Gnedovskii, director of the Institute's Culture Program. Talk by Iekaterina Genieva. Tour of the Ivanovo Textile Museum. Ol'ga Khasbulatova – on the festival proceedings. Opening of the International conference “Gender Research and Gender Education in System of Higher Education.” Talk by Ielena Zdravomyslova – on tendencies in contemporary gender research. Talk by Svetlana Aivazova. Interview with Ielena Zdravomyslova. Interview with Ol'ga Khasbulatova, deputy rector of the Ivanovo State University. Interview with Ielena Kochkina. Interview with Svetlana Aivazova. Russian language, Date of production: 2002-06-25, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:66/1	Open Society Institute – Russia. Video Congratulation to George Soros on his 70th anniversary. August 2000. Open Society Institute's office in Moscow. The Institute's members: speeches in English and Russian addressed to George Soros on the occasion. Russian language, Date of production: 2000-08, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:67/1	George Soros' visit to Russia. Moscow–Iaroslavl'–Krasnoarmeisk–Moscow, 30 May–5 June 2001. Round table "Current state and prospects of Russian television and radio that are not sponsored by the state" conducted by the Open Society Institute – Russia's project "Support for Russian Mass Media," Moscow. Participants: George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, outstanding representatives of Russian mass media, in particular Vladimir Pozner, Ievgenii Kiselev, Aleksei Venediktov, Maria Aslamazian, Natalia Vlasova, Eduard Salagaiev, Vasilii Mosolov. Ways to develop Russia mass media are discussed. Vladimir Pozner speaks about possible ways to encourage independent mass media in Russia. The issue of independent media's competitiveness under the existing conditions is raised. Comments by George Soros. Presentation of book by George Soros “Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism” at Business Center "Tsarev Sad." Presidium: George Soros, Iekaterina Genieva, Andrei Mel'vil'. Introductory word by Andrei Mel'vil'. Discussion of the book, George Soros answers questions from the audience, and replies to critical remarks. Meeting with university rectors in the National hotel, Moscow. Russian language, Date of production: 2001-05-31, Duration: 34 min.
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25-2-10:68/1	George Soros' visit to Russia. Moscow–Iaroslavl'–Krasnoarmeisk–Moscow, 30 May–5 June 2001. Meeting with university rectors in the National hotel, Moscow, continued. George Soros arrives in Iaroslavl'. Meeting with the town leaders in the Iaroslavl' Museum of Fine Arts. Museum tour. Opening of the forum “Internet in Russia. Achievements of the 20th century.” Development of new computer technologies in Russia are discussed. Boris Saltykov: detailed account of the history and achievements within the megaproject “University Internet Centers.” Mikhail Gnedovskii: on the cooperation of the Institute's Internet and Culture porgrams. Andrei Mel'vil': on the Institute's programs in the sphere of education and their links with the Internet project. Iekaterina Genieva: on the Auditorium.ru project; project goals – gathering, systematization and catalogization of publicly accessible information resources to support studies and academic research. Talk by George Soros. George Soros gives the first Academician Raushenbakh honorary stipend to Iana Pozdeieva, student of the Iaroslavl' State University. George Soros is given the Iaroslav Mudryi Honorary Decoration. Russian language, Date of production: 2001-06-01, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:69/1	George Soros' visit to Russia. Moscow–Iaroslavl'–Krasnoarmeisk–Moscow, 30 May–5 June 2001. Soros is given Honorary Doctorate at the Iaroslavl' State University. Round table “Strategy for modernization of the education system in Russia.” Round table participants: leaders of the state education agencies in nine Russian regions participanting in the “Development of Education in Russia” megaproject. Tour of the Nikolai Nekrasov State Literary Memorial Museum-Estate "Karabikha." Puppet and singing performances on the museum premises. Walk in the forest. Tea party. George Soros' interview for a local newspaper in Nikolai Nekrasov's office. George Soros talks to university rectors on the Volga river bank. Moscow office of the Open Society Institute: George Soros' meeting with Civil Society program participants. Discussion of corruption in different sectors of public life in Russia. George Soros: about fighting corruption. Russian language, Date of production: 2001-06-02, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:70/1	George Soros' visit to Russia. Moscow–Iaroslavl'–Krasnoarmeisk–Moscow, 30 May–5 June 2001. Meeting with the mayor, town officials, representatives of different institutions in Krasnoarmeisk, Moscow region, a town-participant of the Open Society Institute – Russia's program "Towns of Russia." Moscow: round table with the Civil Society program participants, including business and NGO representatives. Talk by Aleksandr Auzan. George Soros remarks that participation of business representatives in the discussion is an encouraging sign. George Soros' meeting with representatives of the Open Society Institute. George Soros speaks about his further involvement in Russia: reduction of funding in Russia; "the era of megaprojects is over"; Soros is unwilling to pay for "what the state should pay for"; the Foundation's contribution should not be measured exclusively "by the amount of money" spent, but rather by the influence commanded by the Foundation's work. Presentation of a newly published Russian translation of the book "Masquerade: Dancing around Death in Nazi-Occupied Hungary" by Tivadar Soros, George Soros' father. Russian language, Date of production: 2001-06-03, Duration: 36 min.
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25-2-10:71/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. Press conference at the Izvestia editorial office. George Soros speaking about: his personal philosophy outlook; priorities; the foundation's activities; on Russia's role in the contemporary world; spheres of the foundation's involvement; plans to curtail the foundation's activities in Russia. Meeting with the faculty and students of the Moscow Higher School of Economics: excerpts from a lecture by George Soros “Open Society in Russia. Prospects.” George Soros answers question from the audience. Talks by Ievgenii Iasin and Aleksandr Shokhin. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-04, Duration: 32 min.
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25-2-10:72/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. Recording of George Soros' interview to Leonid Parfenov (NTV program "Namedni") on the Moscow river enbankment. Shooting of George Soros' interview to Svetlana Sorokina ("Vesti" TV program) in front of a hotel. Breakfast with representatives of a presidential program for managing personnel, created with the foundation's support. Present: Iekaterina Genieva, Stewart J. Paperin, other representatives of the Open Society Institute – Russia. Discussion of the Institute's future activities after the planned withdrawal of financial support by George Soros; suggestions re. further funding for the foundation's activities. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-05, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:73/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. George Soros and the Institute's leaders' meeting with representatives of Russian mass media. Discussion of the condition of the Russian civil society. Talk by George Soros. Talk by Aleksandr Auzan. The cortege passing across Moscow: the Red Square, Moscow river embankment. Seminar "Modern Politics in the Modern World" at the Moscow School of Political Studies. George Soros speaks about current political situation in the world and in Russia with representatives of the Moscow School of Political Studies and journalists in the park, near the School building. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-06,
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25-2-10:74/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. Open Society Institute – Russia's old office in the Bol'shoi Kozlovskii lane, Moscow. Arrival of George Soros, meeting with the Foundation's representatives. Walk around the premises. George Soros' conversation with Maria Vedeniapina about the Pushkin Library program. Dinner with veterans of the Open Society Institute, those who had launched the Institute's activities 15 years ealier. George Soros' toast. Talk by Daniil Granin. Daniil Granin: the toast of gratitude to George Soros and the Foundation's accomplishments. Talk by Ielena Karpushina. Talk by Grigorii Baklanov. Discussion of the achievements in the past period, memories, toasts. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-07, Duration: 35 min.
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25-2-10:75/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. Golitsyno, Moscow region, George Soros and the Institute's veterans having dinner at a restaurant. Meeting with the Foundation's regional coordinators. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, reception on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Foundation's activities in Russia. Speech by Iekaterina Genieva. Talk by George Soros. Talks by Daniil Granin, Sergei Kovalev. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-08, Duration: 34 min.
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25-2-10:76/1	George Soros' visit to Russia dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Soros Foundation in Russia. Moscow, 4–9 June 2003. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, reception on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Foundation's activities in Russia continued. Talk by Vladimir Shcherbakov. Performances by young musicians. George Soros cuts a 15-year "birthday" cake for the Soros Foundation. Iekaterina Genieva and George Soros at a press conference at the Interfax Office. George Soros answers questions regarding: the "reorganization" of the Foundation's activities; economic situation in Russia; relations with the Russian authorities, in particular with President Vladimir Putin; prospects of civil society in Russia; decline of George Soros' financial activities; plans to keep the global spending of the Soros Foundation (between $450 million and $600 million) stable, while altering the geographical distribution of the funding. Iekaterina Genieva: there are 20 individual institutions founded in Russia with the Foundation's support will continue functioning after George Soros withdraws his financial support for projects in Russia; other results of the Foundation's 15-year activities. Russian language, Date of production: 2003-06-09, Duration: 32 min.