Kinoteatr Rus

Kinoteatr Rus (Russian: «Русь») is a cinema located in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian Wikipedia, the venue originally opened in 1961 as Kinoteatr Ukraina (Кінотеатр «Україна») in the city of Luhansk. After a major reconstruction, it reopened on 26 December 2008 as a three-hall European-standard cinema equipped with modern digital projection and Dolby Digital sound. The three halls were named Red (premiere, 344 seats), Blue (176 seats) and Green (176 seats). The cinema also offered additional leisure services including a cinema café, karaoke bar, bowling and billiards, a chicken restaurant and a children's room with professional nannies. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Luhansk found itself in temporarily occupied territory, and the illegal occupation authorities renamed Kinoteatr Ukraina to Kinoteatr Rus. The official website kino-rus.com now presents schedules for the Rus cinema in Alchevsk, listing film sessions, showtimes and ticket prices in Russian rubles, with films from Russia, the United States and other countries. The site shows the cinema operating under the name «Русь» in Alchevsk, with multiple halls (Зал 1, Зал 2, Зал 3) and a children's programme. The brand is therefore a regional cinema brand in the occupied part of Luhansk Oblast, operating under a name that replaced the original Ukrainian name. It functions as a local entertainment venue offering film screenings and related leisure services.

Kinoteatr Rus traces its origins to Kinoteatr Ukraina (Кінотеатр «Україна»), which opened in 1961 in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. The cinema operated for decades as a Soviet and later Ukrainian cinema. On 26 December 2008, after a major reconstruction, it reopened as a three-hall European-standard cinema equipped with modern digital projection equipment, Dolby Digital sound processors, Multivision screens, and BY-360 Meridian seats with cup holders. The three halls were named Red (premiere, 344 seats), Blue (176 seats) and Green (176 seats). Row spacing was nearly 1.1 metres, and the venue installed modern ventilation, air conditioning, security and fire safety systems, and automated ticket and concession sales. Additional services included a cinema café serving pizza, side dishes, soups, desserts and over 20 Japanese dishes; a karaoke bar for about 100 people; bowling with 7 lanes and billiards; a chicken restaurant with delivery; and a children's room with professional nannies. In 2014, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Luhansk came under the control of occupation authorities. The illegal occupation administration renamed Kinoteatr Ukraina to Kinoteatr Rus. The official website kino-rus.com now presents the cinema under the name «Русь» in Alchevsk, listing film schedules, showtimes and ticket prices in Russian rubles. The site shows multiple halls (Зал 1, Зал 2, Зал 3) and a children's programme, with films from Russia, the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany and Thailand. The brand continues to operate as a regional cinema in the occupied part of Luhansk Oblast.

• 2014

  After the Russian invasion, Luhansk is occupied and the cinema is renamed Kinoteatr Rus by occupation authorities.

• 2008

  Cinema reopens on 26 December after reconstruction as a three-hall European-standard cinema.

• 1961

  Kinoteatr Ukraina opens in Luhansk.

Regional cinema and entertainment venue in the Luhansk region, offering film screenings and family leisure services.

• Film screenings

• Cinema café

• Karaoke bar

• Bowling (7 lanes)

• Billiards

• Chicken restaurant

• Children's room

1. 1Расписание – кинотеатр «Русь»kino-rus.com
2. 2Kinoteatr Rus – Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Україна (кінотеатр, Луганськ) – Ukrainian Wikipediauk.wikipedia.org