Bios
Gleb and Igor Aleinikov in Red Square, Moscow, 1990. Photo: Marie Cieri.
Gleb Aleinikov | 1990 bio
Born 1966 in Grozny. Lives in Moscow.
Education at Institute of Building Engineering in Moscow.
Began painting in 1978, performance work in 1984, making films in 1986.
Paintings included in two international exhibitions in Budapest, 1986 and 1987.
For additional information about Gleb, go to:
https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1183589-gleb-aleinikov
https://mubi.com/cast/gleb-aleinikov
https://iffr.com/en/persons/gleb-aleynikov
Igor Aleinikov|1962-1994
1990 bio
Born 1962 in Grozny. Lives in Moscow.
Education at MIFI (Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute).
In 1980, began making 8mm and 16mm films.
Founder (1985) and editor-in-chief of Cine Fantom film journal, 1985 - present.
In 1988, began teaching at the Individual Direction Studios of the Free University in Moscow and Leningrad.
In 1989, worked at the Mosfilm studio in the division, "Debut."
2023 note:
Igor Aleinikov died in an Aeroflot airplane crash with his wife Vera in 1994.
For further information about Igor, go to:
The Aleinikov Brothers | 1990 bio
They participated in the international film and video festivals Interfilm '88 (Berlin); Frankfurt Film Show '89; and 1st International Videofest Kuopio '89. They had open screenings during Arsenal '88 (Riga) and the XVI International Moscow Film Festival (1989).
Gleb Aleinikov in the film "The Typist," 1988 by Gleb and Igor Aleinikov.
Igor Aleinikov, 1988. Photo: Evgenij Kondratiev.
Andejs Ejtis | 1990 bio
Born 1964 in Riga. Lives in Riga.
Formerly worked in television.
Received first prize at international festival of amateur films in Leningrad in 1989 for "Mission in Kabul."
Dainis Klava | b. 1965
For more recent info about Dainis Klava, go to:
https://dokweb.net/database/persons/biography/f3f89a2b-8470-4512-a083-7e90416c087e/dainis-klava
https://dokweb.net/database/persons/filmography/f3f89a2b-8470-4512-a083-7e90416c087e/dainis-klava
Born 1965 in Riga.
Went to film school 1980-1983.
Worked at Riga Film Studios in the video unit.
Currently enrolled in a program for television directors at the Riga Conservatory.
Staged the performance piece House of Usher during the film festival Arsenal '88 in Riga.
Dainis Klava in video studio, Riga, 1990.
Evgenij Kondratiev | 1990 bio
Born 1959 in Chernogorsk.
Attended school.
Served in the Soviet Army for six months.
Has been in Leningrad since 1980, though still spends several months each year in Chernogorsk.
Works with photography and painting as well as film.
From 1984-1987, participated in the group MZHALALAFILM.
Participated in the international film festivals lnterfilm '88 (Berlin) and Frankfurt Film Show '89. Open screenings during Arsenal '88 and the XVI International Moscow Film Festival (1989).
Evgenij Kondratiev, Leningrad, 1988. Photo: Igor Aleinikov.
Yuris Lesnik | 1990 bio
Born 1957 in Riga. Lives in Leningrad.
Participated in exhibitions of the Comradeship of Experimental Fine Arts, Leningrad, 1981-1986.
In 1989, participated in the exhibition Gold-Silver in Genoa, Paris and Leningrad.
For the past year, has been developing principles for the selection of video material.
For more information, go to
Andrej Myortvyi
(His last name means "death" in Russian.)
For info about Myortvyi, go to
Sajikho Namchilak | b. 1957
For information about Namchilak, visit her wikipedia page and this YouTube channel.
Georgij Ostretsov | b. 1967
For recent information about Ostretsov, go to his wikipedia page
and this site.
Georgij Ostretsov, n.d.
Ilze Petersone | 1990 bio
Born 1961. Lives in Riga.
Ilze Petersone, Riga, 1990. Photo: Marie Cieri.
Inal Savchenkov | b. 1966
For info about Savchenkov, go to:
https://www.artnet.com/artists/inal-savchenkov/
https://vladey.net/en/artist/inal-savchenkov
Evgenij Yufit|1961-2016
1990 bio
Born 1961 in Leningrad. Lives in Leningrad.
Worked in a factory and was a student at the Polytechnical Institute.
Since 1982 had been working with staged photography and painting.
Participated in the exhibitions of the Comradeship of Experimental Fine Arts, Leningrad. Exhibitions in Sweden, France and Italy.
Since 1984 has been making necrorealistic film and is the leader of the group MZHALALAFILM.
From 1988 to 1989, worked at the Lenfilm studio as an intern and first-time director.
Participant in the international film festivals Interfilm '88 (Berlin) and Frankfurt Film Show '89. Open screenings during Arsenal '88 (Riga) and XVI International Moscow Film Festival (1989).
For additional information about Evgenij Yufit, visit his wikipedia page and these websites:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950767/
https://www.artnet.com/artists/evgeny-yufit/biography
https://www.cccb.org/en/participants/file/evgeniy-yufit/232362
Evgenij Yufit, right, and Andrej Myortvyj, n.d. See info on Myortvyj above.
Boris Yukhananov | 1957-2025
1990 bio
Born 1957 in Moscow. Lived in Moscow.
Studied in the acting division of the Voronezh Arts Institute, 1975-1979.
Served in the ranks of the Soviet Army 1979-1981. While in the army, wrote his novel Quick Jottings of a Sentimental Soldier.
From 1981-1986: Attended school of theater direction at GITIS. Studio work with A. Efros and A. Vasiliev. Audited classes at VGIK (film institute). Screenplay writer for VGIK and Odessa Film Studio.
In 1984, created Theater Theater group of actors and artists from Moscow and Leningrad. ("This is the first independent theater group in the USSR to work on the principles of multimedia." - Boris Yukhananov).
In 1986, created World Theater Theater Video.
Worked as a director in the School of the Studio of Dramatic Art of A. Vasiliev from 1987-1989.
Created the play The Observer in 1988 (premiere in West Berlin).
Currently working on the play Octavia (Moscow) and on the ballet Shagren (Maly Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Leningrad).
Articles published in Cine Fantom, Theater Life and Film Art.
Participated in international film and video festivals lnterfilm '88 (Berlin); Frankfurt Film Show '89; 1st International Videofest Kuopio '89. Open screenings during Arsenal '88 (Riga) and the XVI International Moscow Film Festival (1989).
For additional and more recent information about Yukhananov, go to his wikipedia page and these additional websites:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0950803/
https://eefb.org/country/russia/interview-with-boris-yukhananov/
Boris Yukhananov, 1988. Photo: Igor Aleinikov.
Vladimir Zakharov | 1990 bio
Born 1962 in Murmansk.
Former resident of Moscow, now lives and works in Leningrad.
Began making films in January 1988.
Currently a student in the Individual Direction Studios of the Free University of Leningrad.