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First on the Moon

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First on the Moon is a 2005 Russian science-fiction mockumentary directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko. Presented in the style of an investigative documentary, it constructs an alternate history in which the Soviet Union secretly developed a crewed space program and reached the Moon during the 1930s. Fabricated archival footage, staged interviews, and documentary conventions are used to make the fictional account resemble a suppressed historical record for viewers interested in experimental cinema and alternate history.

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Did the Soviet Union really land people on the Moon before the United States?

No, First on the Moon is a fictional alternate-history mockumentary. It imagines a secret Soviet lunar program that reached the Moon in 1938, before the real Apollo 11 landing in 1969. [Source](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/brief-guide-russian-space-movies-180977460/)

Who is Captain Ivan Kharlamov in First on the Moon?

Kharlamov is the fictional Soviet captain at the center of the imagined lunar mission. The film presents journalists investigating his story and a secret document around the year 2000. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_on_the_Moon)

How does First on the Moon make its fake history look real?

Aleksei Fedorchenko combines staged interviews, archival-looking footage, newsreel imagery, and sober documentary narration. That 2005 technique makes the invented 1930s space program resemble a lost historical record. [Source](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/brief-guide-russian-space-movies-180977460/)

What is the original Russian title of First on the Moon?

Its Russian title is Pervye na Lune, which translates as First on the Moon. The Russian mockumentary was directed by Aleksei Fedorchenko and released in 2005. [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_on_the_Moon)

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