About the book: year / "I can say that Yuris was undoubtedly one of the most courageous people I knew. I've worked with many directors who have shown incredible courage in filming in dangerous places and going where there is war. But few of them would admit that they showed courage. And if Juris heard from my lips: “You are a hero!”, he would say: “Oh God, what nonsense!” Richard Creasy, producer This book is an attempt to understand the mysteries of the fate of the famous documentary director Juris Podnieks. And at the same time it is evidence of the turning point of the 80-90s. In this story, as in a detective novel, everything is intertwined: secret love, secret service games, and a fatal coincidence. The author of the book, Tatyana Fast, was friends with the director, went with him to filming, and after his death she investigated the causes of his death. Juris Podnieks is the only one in the world who filmed the process of the collapse of the USSR on such a large scale and in detail: the tragedy in Chernobyl, the earthquake in Armenia, the war in Karabakh, armed conflicts in Georgia and Azerbaijan. His camera witnessed how the Baltics left. He was friends with the first president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, and academician Andrei Sakharov, and was acquainted with the leader of the Irish militants, Gerry Adams. He loved women, and they reciprocated his love. And his death was sudden and tragic for many people. The mystery of his departure still does not have an unambiguous assessment: the director led too risky and adventurous a life. The films of Juris Podnieks have become classics of documentary cinema. His cinematography in the film “10 Minutes Older” was included in the top ten best documentaries in the world. The film “Constellation of Shooters” revealed the tragedy of the Latvian mercenaries who believed Lenin. The film “Is it easy to be young?” exposed the drama of a young generation forced to live a lie. The 5-hour series “We” showed a terrible picture of the collapse of the USSR. Today, all these films are studied in the world's leading film schools. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.