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A 1997 interview with Sergei Bodrov, Jr. (1971-2002)
The actor and TV host Sergei Bodrov, Jr. is interviewed shortly after the release of Aleksei Balabanov’s (1959-2013) cult gangster film, Brother.
An “initiative group survey” from the Leningrad Rock Club
This official “initiative group survey” from the Leningrad Rock Club was completed by Sergei Kuryokhin (1954-1996) of the band Pop Mekhanika sometime in the 1980s.
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Interview with V. Boldyrev, head of GlavLit (Draft)
"Bol'she demokratii, men'she tain," article/interview in Izvestiia
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Alexei Kharitidi's "Gagarin" (1994)
The Oscar-nominated animated short film “Gagarin,” directed by Alexei Kharitidi for Pilot, a Moscow-based animation studio.
The gravestone of Yekaterinburg gangster Mikhail Kuchin
Criminal boss Mikhail Kuchin’s gravestone portrait, erected following his 1994 slaying in Shirokorechenskoy Cemetery, featuring the iconic image of keys to his Mercedes.
Parkan: Chronicles of an Empire
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.