This story is a journey through time, starting from the 1950s with the creation of the first computer by Ukrainian engineers, and continuing until the present day when the IT sector has become not only a powerful industry but also an important front in the war against Russia.
Direction
Connects 1950s punch cards to modern cyber warfare seamlessly.
Production
Rare archival footage of forgotten Ukrainian computing pioneers.
Director
Artur Lerman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'MESM' computer featured was actually built in Feofania near Kyiv in 1951, making it continental Europe's first — not that Moscow ever acknowledged this.
Director Artur Lerman specifically sought out engineers who worked in secret during the Soviet era, many of whom had never been interviewed before.
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