Bad Russians. Cinema from 'Brat' to 'Word of a Guy'

This book is a comprehensive study of successful Russian films that, for several decades, have worked to strengthen the ideology of the Putin regime. Many of them you have surely seen and even loved. But what values does this cinema... broadcast? How does it teach us to look at the past and what myths does it create? Why are the national heroes in Russia Danila Bagrov and Sasha Bely? And why are comedies so xenophobic? Anton Dolin writes about nostalgia for the USSR, the cult of violence, patriarchy, the friendship of 'cops' and bandits, homophobia, and much more that still exists in 'bad Russian' cinema.