Medvedyev in the Caucasus

This has nothing much to do with anything at all – except with literature turned into film and used to satirize current affairs. In this case not so current – Medvedyev around the time of the elections, shown in a clip based on the classic Russian 1967 comedy «Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика», itself [...]

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Updated Evgeny Onegin at KVN

KVN is one of Russia’s most popular comedy shows – groups of students break up into sketch-comedy troupes and then present little skits, usually involving over-blown, absurd musical numbers. Here’s one such skit with an updated version of Evgeny Onegin:

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