During his early period, he produced numerous documentaries, including The Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn and a reportage about Grigori Kozintsev's flat in St Petersburg.
Pada periode awalnya, ia memproduksi sejumlah dokumenteri, termasuk The Dialogues with Solzhenitsyn dan sebuah reportase tentang flat Grigori Kozintsev di St Petersburg.