Aleksei Balabanov's cult crime drama, which made its title character, the loveable killer Danila Bagrov into a youth idol and a national emblem of post-Soviet masculinity

The actor and TV host Sergei Bodrov, Jr. is interviewed shortly after the release of Aleksei Balabanov’s (1959-2013) cult gangster film, Brother.

Parkan is a cult video game notable for its immense ambition. A multi-genre game, Parkan tried to encompass the genres of space exploration, adventure, planetary landings, and alien diplomacy a decade before Western AAA blockbusters like Mass Effect (2007) succeeded at commercializing similar aims.

Selection from the music TV show Drëma, which aired on TV-6 in 1997-98 before being shut down because of its provocative content. Hosted by Vladimir Epifantsev and Anfisa Chekhova. An early (quite experimental) example of pop culture in post-Soviet Russia.

A "Limonka" cover from 1997 displaying a collage by the surreal retrofuturist artist and pioneer of industrial music, Aleksandr Lebedev-Frontov.

Mumiy Troll’s 1997 breakthrough song “Utekai” (Take off) displayed the combination of surrealism, dark humor, and provincial romanticism that defined the band’s trademark style.