Socrates of Kamchatka / When Snow Fell on Communism

Directed & Produced by: Irina Patkanian

Stage:
- Completed, Seeking Distro
Location:
- Russia
Updated: May 13, 2026
Project Type:
- Feature,
- Short
Project Style:
- Historical,
- Hybrid
Theme Subject:
- History,
- Nature / Wildlife,
- Politics

Logline

A documentary fable about the 'breaking' of horses and people by their Communist masters. In a small Russian town, a stallion, who was “broken” into dependence on people for food and shelter reflects on the fate of his masters – people “broken” into dependence on government.

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