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Zvorykin-Muromets

Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of modern television changed the history of mankind. The invention has an author, who is almost unknown in his homeland. Vladimir Zworykin, born in Murom, a Russian American, was the person who created distant wireless transmission of images.

Top Cast

  • Leonid Parfyonov

    Leonid Parfyonov

    Narrator

  • Sergey Shakurov

    Sergey Shakurov

    Vladimir Zvorykin

  • Vladislav Vetrov

    Vladislav Vetrov

  • Maxim Radugin

    Maxim Radugin

  • Anatoly Prosalov

    Anatoly Prosalov

  • Larisa Kuznetsova

    Larisa Kuznetsova

  • Alexander Didenko

    Alexander Didenko

  • Vladimir Malkov

    Vladimir Malkov

  • Bronislava Zakharova

    Bronislava Zakharova

Overview

Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of modern television changed the history of mankind. The invention has an author, who is almost unknown in his homeland. Vladimir Zworykin, born in Murom, a Russian American, was the person who created distant wireless transmission of images.

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