из "Нью-Йорк Таймс"

[byram]

A Russian crime procedural has a bribe-taking hero; a coming-of-age sitcom is set in the last days of the Soviet empire; middle-aged busybodies bully the bachelor on a dating show; and contestants on Russian “Jeopardy” dress in shiny wizard robes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/arts/television/in-putins-russia-tv-mirrors-longing-for-normalcy.html?_r=2

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