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"Our boys" fight against “fascist” Baltic independence
"Nashi [Our Boys]," journalist Alexander Nevzorov's propagandistic documentary about the Latvian and Lithuanian divisions of the Soviet OMON (special forces), who fought local independence movements in early 1991.
Sergei Solovyov’s film “Assa,” 1987
The finale of Sergei Solovyov’s (1944-2021) film 1987 film ASSA features rock star Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990) performing his hit "Changes! [Peremen]" to a stadium crowd. The film’s record-breaking commercial success marked the moment when Soviet rock music transitioned from counterculture to mainstream.
The Future of Crimea
Campaign documents surrounding the 1991-92 referenda on the independence of Crimea, Ukraine.