Male Prostitution on “Pro eto”
A clip from an episode on male prostitution featured on the talk show Pro eto (About That, 1997-2000) hosted by journalist Yelena Khanga (1962-).
The World of New Russians store, Palekh-style tray
A World of New Russians lacquered tray depicts several wealthy criminal businessmen, their bodyguards and their nude female companions enjoying luxury living in a private pool, near a private mansion, all depicted in the style of Russian folk art.
The Black Series from Vagrius
The book series “Contemporary Russian Prose” or the “Black Series,” published by Vagrius—one of post-Soviet Russia’s most successful commercial publishers—made bestsellers out of literary prose.
Aleksei Balabanov's "Brother 2" (2000)
The continuation of Danila Bagrov's story from Balabanov's 1997 smash hit "Brother" was partially set in the United States, where national hero Bagrov avenged his friend's death while responding to Russo-American cultural differences.
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SpidInfo #1, January 1991
The cover of the first issue of the early 1990s magazine SpidInfo, with an anxious nude couple turned away from one another in bed.