Valery Todorovsky

The World

Russia’s Hipsters on the Big Screen

Conflict & Justice

The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at a Russian movie, Hipsters, arriving in American theaters. It’s American-style hipsters in 1950s Moscow. The film’s director says there are some parallels with the current wave of anti-Putin protesters in Russia today.

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