MINSK, 20 October (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko suggested making a film about Lee Harvey Oswald, who is believed to have killed U.S. President John F. Kennedy, as he met with Head of the Republic of Mordovia of the Russian Federation Artem Zdunov in Minsk on 20 October, BelTA has learned.
Speaking about the development of humanitarian cooperation with this Russian region, the head of state suggested focusing on joint work in film production. “You know how to do it. We would be very interested in exchanging experience and personnel assistance. We are now focusing heavily on cinematography. Of all the arts, the cinema is the most important as the classic used to say,” the Belarusian leader said.
The president mentioned that there is an idea to make a multi-part film about Lee Harvey Oswald. In the 1960s, the American came to the Soviet Union and lived in Minsk for almost two and a half years, working as a lathe operator at the Lenin Minsk Radio Works. “We would be very interested in this and could offer our services, provide a venue, and undertake the search for funding for this, I am sure, very interesting film,” Aleksandr Lukashenko emphasized.
The film might be a success. The topics of John F. Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald’s role in it remain relevant and continue to spark interest in the USA even today. “This issue was actively raised by the current U.S. President Donald Trump. If we make this film at the right time, it will be appropriate and relevant,” Aleksandr Lukashenko noted.
The president did not rule out that filmmakers from both sides might suggest other topics for joint films. “In the Belarusian-Russian dimension, we can find many common topics from history that would be very useful for us as well,” the head of state believes.
“We are eager and open for cooperation with the very kind, wonderful people who live in the beautiful land of Mordovia,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
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