THe last of the soviets

The interdisciplinary project The Last of the Soviets is inspired by the works of Svetlana Alexievich, particularly the books Secondhand Time, The Unwomanly Face of War, Voices from Chernobyl, and Zinky Boys. These reflect on modern Russian history through events such as the Chernobyl tragedy in Ukraine, the Soviet-Afghan war, and the Great Patriotic War.

The performance’s poetic expression—resembling live cinema—is saturated with brutal black humor.

It can be compared to the best of the world-renowned surrealist and filmmaker Jan Švankmajer.

The performers, Russian actors in exile Inga Mikshina-Zotova and Roman Mikshin-Zotov, have lived and worked as artists in Prague for many years.

Their authenticity and sharp insight into the shared Russian present and Soviet past give the performance credibility and an almost unbelievable dose of dark humor.

The performance is framed as a news broadcast from an official Russian TV channel, which—gradually overwhelmed by the flood of information—disintegrates into an absurd encounter with today’s Russian reality.

There will be a post-show conversation with the performers.

The guest performance is supported by Kulturdirektoratet