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The Children of 1917 Speak

Created by Russian Life

The Children of 1917 will offer an amazing journey through time. Together we will learn about the lives of some remarkable survivors: Russians who not only were born in the tumultuous year that was 1917, but who then lived through Civil War, industrialization, collectivization, Stalinism, World War II, the Cold War, Khrushchev, the era of Stagnation, the collapse of the USSR, and the turn of the twenty-first Century.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Home Stretch (or is it?)
over 6 years ago – Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 09:47:14 AM

Dear Valued Backers!

As 2017 draws to a close, we wanted to give you an update on where things stand with the Children of 1917 project you generously backed.

  • THE FILM ~ RESILIENCE, is done and in the wild! It can be viewed here (in English or Russian, with subtitles or without). If you backed this project at a level allowing you to watch the film via streaming, you were sent an access code. If for some reason that email fell into your spam folder, reach out to us via email ([email protected]) and we'll be happy to re-send that to you. (We are also investigating how to deliver the film via DVD.) The film will have its first mass screening in the US in March, at the Green Mountain Film Festival...
  • THE BOOK ~ We are on schedule and in the home stretch! We are furiously editing, proofing, moving photos around, arguing about how best to present these amazing individuals' stories. It is going to be a truly wonderful book. It will go to the printers in January and be mailed to backers before the end of March.
  • RUSSIAN VERSION ~ As we started working on the BOOK, we realized, "Hey, shouldn't this book be available in RUSSIAN? You know, so that RUSSIANS can read it?" So Mikhail set up a crowdfunding effort to support the translation and preparation for publication. The crowdfunding effort ends on December 31 and still has about $3000 to raise. We'd love to have you join it! If you can read Russian, you can support this effort directly on the Planeta.ru site. If you don't, you can back it through our webstore here. JUST 10 DAYS LEFT!

We feel truly lucky to have been able to work on this project on your behalf, to collect these amazing centenarians' stories and preserve them for the world. They have moved us and made us look at life and the world very differently. Which is why we so look forward to sharing them with you.

Thank you for all your support on this important effort in 2017. May you and yours have a beautiful holiday season and welcome the New Year in the presence of family and friends.

Yours,

Paul, Mikhail & Nadya

The Trailer: RESILIENCE
over 6 years ago – Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 10:35:12 AM

We thought we would post the trailer for the project's documentary here, for any new visitors... If you did not get access as a backer, please consider rent-streaming the video! It's well worth the price of two lattes...

 

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almost 7 years ago – Fri, Jun 02, 2017 at 05:48:30 PM

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BackerKit surveys are coming!
about 7 years ago – Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 02:53:57 PM

Dear Valued Backer:

Later this week, we will send you an email with a special link to BackerKit surveys. It is important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information for fulfilling your rewards.

You do not need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey, just click on the survey link, fill it out, and you’re all good to go! You will be able to answer questions about your rewards preferences, provide shipping information, and pledge for more “add-ons” if you'd like. You do not have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

If you decide later that you want to edit your survey response, you can go back to your survey and change it any time before we lock down the surveys for processing (late this fall).

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you will be able to recover your survey at https://children-of-1917.backerkit.com.

If you use your Facebook login for your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey will be sent to the email you used for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you would prefer to use, please contact support at https://children-of-1917.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us and we'll get you sorted out!

Thanks again! Onward and upward!

Paul and Mikhail

You Did It!
about 7 years ago – Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 07:27:54 PM

The Children of 1917 project has just closed on Kickstarter, raising 121% of its goal!

Thank you so much to all our backers who made this possible. We are humbled and inspired by your support. We will give our all to make this book and film the best it can possibly be, to do justice to these centenarians' stories.

Stay tuned for more details. We will begin gathering your shipping and other information in the days ahead.

Again, thank you,

Paul and Mikhail