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“Sideburns”
(Bakenbardy) In
1990, Yuri Mamin shot the film “Sideburns” which is a sharp political pamphlet
about a fanatical Fuhrer-Pushkinist and his aggressive gang. This picture, in
the style of Bertolt Brecht, was filmed during a wave of nationalism in Russia,
when the nationalist-patriotic society “Pamyat” (Memory) openly called for a
fight against Jews and other national minorities. Their methods included posters and
information stands, and they further dropped leaflets in the subway stations
containing a list of enemies’ addresses with calls to deal with them in the “X”
hour. Law enforcement agencies remained
indifferent to this coven. The lists included the names of outstanding figures
of Russian culture; writers and musicians. It is curious to note that the
manifestation of common anti-Semitism was directed at Jewish intellectuals at
the time, considering peddlers, black-marketers and profiteers, from the same
Jewish race, calmly set up their inhuman businesses in order to become the
backbone of modern Russian oligarchy. Interesting
facts “Why
are you bothering me?! You won’t shoot it anyway! You will only have exhausted
my nerves and I'll have to go on a drinking binge!!” Victor shouted at Mamin. |
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© Katerina Ksenyeva 2011 |
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