This is stated in a statement by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In addition, the documentary film Gunda (2020) by the Russian director Viktor Kosakovsky was shortlisted for the Oscar in the Best Documentary Feature Film category.
Earlier, the actor Alexander Maskeline, who played in the film "Dear Comrades!", Commented in an interview with "Gazeta.Ru" on the nomination of the film for "Oscar".
The action of the tape takes place in Novocherkassk in the summer of 1962 against the backdrop of a strike by workers of the Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, provoked, in particular, by higher prices and lower wages.
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