Prohanov. Counterattack
The film featuring Alexander Prohanov, the Russian writer and publicist, is built around the metaphor of a counterattack.The writer uses this metaphor to identify both Russian current geopolitical strategy and the deep metaphysical meaning, the mystical code of the Russian historical algorithm.A counterattack is always a response to an enemy attack, always a defense of one's own territory, culture, faith, and way of life.
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The film featuring Alexander Prohanov, the Russian writer and publicist, is built around the metaphor of a counterattack. The writer uses this metaphor to identify both Russian current geopolitical strategy and the deep metaphysical meaning, the mystical code of the Russian historical algorithm. A counterattack is always a response to an enemy attack, always a defense of one's own territory, culture, faith, and way of life. Russian history is always a counterattack. He who comes to us with a sword will perish by the sword.
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- Release date
- Apr 17, 2026
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- 1h 0m
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- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Russia
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