Russian-language Science Fiction Films Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-10 · 29 entries checked · 14 flagged · 35 issues confirmed · 14 corrected · 21 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

The Andromeda Nebula — The claim that the film was originally planned as the first installment of a series titled 'The Andromeda Nebula: Episode I. Prisoners of the Iron Star' is inaccurate; 'Prisoners of the Iron Star' is a fan or informal title, not an official one.

The Andromeda Nebula — The cancellation being officially due to Stolyarov's death is incorrect; Sergei Stolyarov died in 1969 after the film's release, and the planned sequels were abandoned primarily due to budget issues and censorship, not his death.

Asiris Nuna — The film's release year is 2007, not 2006.

Asiris Nuna — The director is Oleg Kompasov and Vladimir Khrapunov (co-directors), not just Oleg Kompasov.

Cosmic Voyage (1936 film) — The film is not silent; it has a synchronized musical score and sound effects, though no dialogue, and was released as a sound film in 1936.

Cosmic Voyage (1936 film) — The film was not one of the last Soviet silent era films; it was a sound film, and the Soviet silent era effectively ended around 1934-1935.

The End of Eternity (film) — Harlan is a Technician, not an Observer

The End of Eternity (film) — The Hidden Centuries are not specifically after the 1000th century in the film

The Flight of Mr. McKinley — Outdoor scenes were mostly shot in Budapest, but they were primarily shot in Moscow and surrounding areas.

The Flight of Mr. McKinley — The film and several crew members received the USSR State Prize for 1977, but it won the State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasilyev brothers in 1977.

Heart of a Dog (1988 film) — The entry states the film aired in 1989 at 8:00 PM on ABC, but ABC is an American network; the film was a Soviet television production and never aired on ABC.

Heart of a Dog (1988 film) — The entry says the dog 'still hating cats' is a trait inherited from the donor, but in the novel and film, Sharik/Sharikov's hatred of cats is a dog trait, not from Klim Chugunkin.

Interplanetary Revolution — The directors were not students of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company; that entity did not exist in 1924. The correct information is that they were students of the State Technical School of Cinematography (now VGIK).

Interplanetary Revolution — The film was not based on a screenplay by Vasily Zhuravlev titled 'The Conquest of the Moon by Mr. Fox and Mr. Trott'; that screenplay was written later (in the 1930s) and is unrelated. The actual source is a satirical story by an unknown author or a different

Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981 film) — The film is not adapted from a novel by Kir Bulychov; it is based on an original screenplay, with a novelization written after the film.

Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981 film) — The restoration directed by Nikolai Viktorov did not cut 25 minutes to excise Soviet ideological context; it restored footage and added scenes, making it longer than the original.

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