Explore: event » collapse-of-ussr
Soviet identity and Jewish Emigration on "KVN"
An excerpt from the 1992 season of the amateur variety improv competition show, “KVN,” in which an Israeli team of recent Russian émigrés competes against their former compatriots in Moscow.
The Future of Crimea
Campaign documents surrounding the 1991-92 referenda on the independence of Crimea, Ukraine.
Ekho Moskvy on the 1991 Putsch
Live coverage of the GKChP putsch in August 1991 from the Echo of Moscow radio station, demonstrating the chaos of the moment, the putschists' failure to control their message, and the power of a newly independent Russian media.
“Tsoi Wall” at 37 Arbat Street in Moscow
From a single memorial inscription for deceased Soviet rock star Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990), an entire wall of graffiti sprang up, forming an enduring pilgrimage site and evolving canvas for generations of fans.
Viktor Tsoi-themed calendar for 1992-1993
A math calendar intended for a secondary school student bearing a photograph of Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990), leader of the rock band Kino, on its front cover.
Megapolis-Ekspress: Urban Exoticism and National Pride
Igor Dudinsky takes over the magazine Megapolis-ekspress and turns it into an extreme and surreal parody of the lowest and most excessively sensationalist forms of Western tabloids.