A page from the World of New Russians Dictionary featuring a mocking rendition of Leonard Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” (c. 1490).

A 1998 cover of the tabloid Express-Gazette featuring pop stars Alla Pugacheva (1949-) and her then-husband, Filipp Kirkorov (1967-) embracing next to a headline speculating about the viability of Kirkorov's sperm. 

Two shirtless men light cigarettes in the course of a dance performance “illustrating” homosexuality on a homophobia-themed episode of Yelena Khanga’s sexuality-focused talk show Pro Eto.

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.

Two early direct actions organized by young members of the National Bolshevik Party combined self-martyrdom with totalitarian stiob.

A group of artists, organized by Anatoly Osmolovsky, barricades Bolshaia Nikitinskaia street, about 150 meters from the Kremlin.