(2003) is a short documentary directed by Valery Morozov that explores the culture of naturism in St. Petersburg, Russia. Feature Overview

The documentary was commissioned in a peculiar hybrid context: part tourism board commission, part art installation. The early 2000s saw Vladimir Putin’s Russia re-emerging on the global stage. St. Petersburg—the "Venice of the North"—was celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2003. The film was intended to showcase the city’s post-Soviet revival.

: The documentary is valued for its direct interviews, allowing the subjects to speak for themselves rather than being interpreted through a narrator's lens.

We think of documentaries as records of facts. This one is a record of a feeling . The feeling of a northern city, drunk on light, holding its breath between the USSR and whatever came next.

For more details on the production crew or specific plot summaries, you can visit the IMDb page for Baltic Sun at St Petersburg . Baltic Sun at St Petersburg (Short 2003) - IMDb