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Russian Gourmet:Zucchini Caviar

Recently I was watching one of the most popular Soviet comedies of all time Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future for the millionth time, recalling how almost every phrase in that movie was enshrined in the pop culture. In the movie a home-grown scientist sends a regular Soviet bureaucrat to the past where he just [...]

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Russian Movies For The Foreigners

Reader Philmo asked me to recommend a few Russian movies to watch. This is not an easy task, since most of the Russian movies rely on the context that may not be so obvious to a foreigner. Without a person sitting next to you saying  things like “This is funny because…” or “This makes sense [...]