4 October 2023
The adventure film «Lord of the Wind» («Повелитель ветра») about the record-breaking traveller Fyodor Konyukhov (directed and starring Fyodor Bondarchuk) starts in all the cinemas of the country on October 5. The roles in this film were also played by English-speaking professors of the MGIMO School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA) Martin John Cooke (Great Britain) and Richard Breffny Morgan (Ireland).
Having taken up a part-time position at MGIMO while being director of Moscow English language theatre at the time, Martin Cooke is already known to his multi-million audience through his film work in such famous Russian films and TV series as «Spy» («Шпион»), Ballet («Балет») and Out-Loud («Вслух»).
At SGIA, Professors Martin Cooke and Richard Morgan teach a specialised course on English for Professional Purposes, training students from different years of study in The Art of Public Speaking and the techniques of Critical Reading.
The School of Government and International Affairs (SGIA)
