Natalya Belyushina: "Prokudino's Grief"
Natalya Belyushina “At the end of his film, near these very ruins, Parfyonov said that restoration is pointless, and let the ruins stand as a monument to a country that no longer exists; “and the steamships will pass - a salute to Russia!” There was a twist (I’m not judging; on the contrary , I approve). On Russia Day, this jack-in-the-box could, of course, only be released under the cover of darkness.