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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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