The Bootleg Video Vans of the Soviet Union
Before the U.S.S.R. disbanded, Soviet-made propaganda led many Russian kids to fetishize the authentic American films that the government censored. Pushed into the underground, resourceful Soviets played overdubbed, bootlegged copies of these films on VCRs inside mini-vans they turned into mobile theaters. This is how many Soviets learned English.
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The Atlantic
Published: Dec 2, 2018
Length: 5 minutes (1,466 words)