Gorelovka - Episodes from the life of a disappearing community
Director Alexander Kviria
Countries United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Duration 48 min
Synopsis
The village of Gorelovka is located in Southern GE. Doukhobors (Spirit-wrestlers), a group of ru religious dissidents, founded it in the mid 19th century. Because of their anarchist and pacifist beliefs, the Doukhobors were banished from Russia by Tsar Nicholas I. They managed to keep their identity and traditions throughout the Soviet period. However, under political and economical pressure, many Doukhobors have now left GE and their heritage is disappearing with the last inhabitants.
The village of Gorelovka is located in Southern GE. Doukhobors (Spirit-wrestlers), a group of ru religious dissidents, founded it in the mid 19th century. Because of their anarchist and pacifist beliefs, the Doukhobors were banished from Russia by Tsar Nicholas I. They managed to keep their identity and traditions throughout the Soviet period. However, under political and economical pressure, many Doukhobors have now left GE and their heritage is disappearing with the last inhabitants.