About the book: 2008 / By the end of the 1990s in Russia, as evidenced by statistics on sales of feature films and their distribution, a special Numerous modern retro films, where the action dates back to the “nearest” past - the Soviet one, have gained success. Their emergence coincides with a process noted by sociologists: since the mid-1990s, positive elements of Russian self-identification have been associated with moments that refer to an imaginary common past.