Valery Korneev

Aya Hirano performing live in Moscow today at the Hinode Japan festival

Picture this: a guy in a tiny travel agency has filled it with his collection of red cassette decks. Just because he can.

Shi & Nji

Published a video essay “What Cities Say in Anime”, a project I've been working on since August. Tons of sources, meticulous editing, calm narration. It's in Russian, but you can turn on automatic translation.

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Voronezh

ano × Žižek public talk when

An elegant vessel for a more civilized age.

Rostov-on-Don at night

YouTube video by Klockworx VOD 9月5日(金)公開 『リモノフ』｜本予告

よもやエドゥアルド・リモノフの映画が公開されるとは。しかもキリル・セレブレンニコフ。しかもベン・ウィショー。必見だわ。
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They even hired someone to make a custom anime clip just to promote the campaign in Russia and Belarus.

As for me, personally I think that the heroines look more striking and refined with those costume details than without them. But it would be interesting to hear what guided Dodo in choosing the illustration option.

Thank you for the interview! Cygames Pictures have really been a delight lately. They had the absolutely wonderful Apocalypse Hotel this past season

Russian fast food chain Dodo Pizza gave the girls leggings and stockings. The "we're a family-friendly brand" excuse doesn’t really hold up: even wholesome Beard Papa's is in on the collab in the US, and over there, Anby and Burnice are bare-legged.

для крепких духом

How deep is your passion toward to be a premier man

The first article by tag on the Chosun Ilbo website 😏
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Empty is run about freely.

For me the most encouraging and uplifting thing was that Studio Ghibli, despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the broken diplomatic relations between our countries, still allowed the distribution of its films and did not refuse to license The Boy and the Heron to a Russian distributor.

Recently two Japanese organizations have declined our requests for interviews with figures from the anime industry, citing concerns about a possible negative reaction to such cultural exchange. Fortunately, not everyone in Japan is avoiding contact with Russia.

It turns out that Whoosh's scooters are actually Segways. So, it seems Dean Kamen's dream, which we read about in tech-related media a quarter of a century ago, has come true. But, as they say, there's a catch.

Nemtsov Bridge has likely never seen so many flowers. It's as if the "Summer in Moscow" festival brought back everything swept away by street cleaners over the years.

На следующей неделе обсуждаю «Акиру» с кинозрителями в Новосибирске (по зуму) и Москве (очно).

💊 16 июня (пн), Новосибирск, кинотеатр «Победа», начало сеанса в 19:00. Билеты: vpobede.ru/movies/akira

💊 19 июня (чт), Москва, киноцентр «Октябрь», 19:30. Билеты: karofilm.ru/film/14409?d...

As our school English textbook stated, "Moscow has many places of interest".

Serious First Squad vibes

Oh, I completely forgot to mention it here — last month I finally managed to catch the ticket window for the night tour of the metro depot and a ride on a vintage underground train from the 1930s. A one-of-a-kind experience.

Basically, the poshest place in Moscow right now. I hate what it has turned into — from a quiet old neighbourhood. Eat the rich (a bit).