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| runtime = 30 mins |
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| format = [[Sketch comedy]] |
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| creator = [[Semyon Slepakov]]<br/>[[Maxim Pezhemsky]] |
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| runtime = 30 mins |
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| starring = [[Mikhail Galustyan]]<br/>[[Sergey Svetlakov]]<br />[[Valery Magdiash]]<br/>[[Mikhail Dodzin]]<br/> |
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| creator = [[Semen Slepakov]], [[Garik Martirosyan]] and [[Maxim Pezhemsky]] |
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| country = [[Russia]] |
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| starring = [[Mikhail Galustyan]] <br /> [[Sergey Svetlakov]] <br /> [[Valery Magdiash]] <br /> [[Mikhail Dodzin]] <br />[[Garik Martirosyan]] |
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| network = [[TNT (Russia)|TNT]] |
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| first_aired = {{start date|2006}} |
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| network = [[ТНТ (Russia)|TNT]] |
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| last_aired = {{end date|2011}} |
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| first_aired = 2006 |
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| num_episodes = 96 |
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| num_episodes = 73 |
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| website = http://www.nasha-russia.ru |
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'''''Nasha Russia''''' ({{langx|ru|Наша Russia}}, literally "Our Russia") is a Russian [[sketch show]] based on the British comedy show ''[[Little Britain (TV series)|Little Britain]]'', created by [[Comedy Club Production]]. It was written by former [[KVN]] players and producers Semyon Slepakov, [[Garik Martirosyan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spb.kp.ru/daily/25789.3/2771403/|publisher=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]]|title=Пять лет - скетчкому "Наша Russia": Гарик Мартиросян рассказал, что будет с проектом дальше}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.womanhit.ru/leisure/tv/2016-12-23-neizvestnye-fakty-osketch-shou-nasha-russia/|publisher=Woman Hit|title=Неизвестные факты о скетч-шоу "Наша Russia"}}</ref> and [[Ilya Romanko]].<ref>[http://glossy.ru/culture/?id=4150 Премьера на ТНТ – новый сезон «Наша Russia»] // Glossy.ru (in Russian).</ref> A 2010 film was made based on the characters in the show titled ''[[Our Russia. The Balls of Fate]]''. |
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'''Nasha Russia''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Наша Russia) is a Russian [[sketch show]] created by [[Comedy Club Production]]. It was written by Russian rap-singer [[Pavel Volya]] and producer [[Garik Martirosyan]]. This show has got a license from the famous English sketch show [[Little Britain]]. There are four seasons of this show. |
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The name of the show references the fact that while the name of the country is pronounced "Rossiya" in Russian, foreigners pronounce it "Russia," or as the show emphasizes, "RASHA." Thus to native Russian speakers the name of the show is, "OUR RASHA." The shows offers social and political satire of everyday life in modern-day Russia. The premise is that although Russian people recognize that many aspects of their society are in a poor state ripe for comedy, they are still proud to live in their country, hence the title of the show ("Our Russia"). Each episode features a unique introductory monologue that describes this concept. The following was used in the first episode: |
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{{blockquote|We live in the most wonderful country in the world, while all other countries are envious of us. We were the first to fly to outer space and we were the first to return. We invented the [[Soviet atomic bomb project|hydrogen bomb]], the ''[[Zhiguli (car brand)|Zhiguli]]'' automobile, and many other horrifying things. We were the ones who [[Virgin Lands Campaign|cultivated the virgin lands of Kazakhstan]] and abandoned [[Borjomi (water)|Georgian mineral water]]. We were the ones who [[Northern river reversal|reversed the flow of rivers]] and women. We proudly call our country '''''Rossiya''''', while envious foreigners call it '''Russia'''! But still, it is ours. It is NASHA (our) RUSSIA!}} |
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== Content == |
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{{hidden|Original quote in Russian|:Мы живем в самой прекрасной стране на свете, а все остальные страны нам завидуют. Ведь именно мы первыми полетели в космос и первыми прилетели из него. Это мы придумали водородную бомбу, автомобиль «Жигули» и много других страшных вещей. Это мы подняли казахстанскую целину и опустили грузинскую минералку. Это мы повернули вспять реки и женщин. Мы гордо называем свою страну Россия, а иностранцы завистливо говорят РАША! Но все-таки она наша. НАША РАША!}} |
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We live in the best country in the world, and the other countries are jealous of us. Because WE are the first who flew to outer space and we are the first who returned from space to the Earth. WE made the hydrogen bomb, the car "[[AvtoVAZ|Zhiguli]]" and many other horrible things. WE have saved the virgin lands of Kazakhstan and thrown out Georgian water "[[Borjomi]]". Because only WE turned back rivers and energy counters. We proudly call our country Rossiya, while envious foreigners call it "Russia"! But still, it is our Russia. It is NASHA RUSSIA! |
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| '''Season 1''' || November 2006 - March 2007 |
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| '''Season 2''' || March 2007 - May 2007 |
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| '''Season 3''' || December 2007 - February 2008 |
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| '''Season 4''' || November 2008 - March 2009 |
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| '''Season 5''' || December 2010 - October 2011 |
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==Personalities== |
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<code>Мы живем в самой прекрасной стране на свете, а все остальные страны нам завидуют. Именно мы первыми полетели в космос и первыми прилетели из него. Мы придумали водородную бомбу, автомобиль «Жигули» и много других страшных вещей. Это мы подняли казахстанскую целину и опустили грузинскую минералку. Ведь именно мы повернули вспять реки и счетчики электроэнергии. Мы гордо называем свою страну Россия, а иностранцы завистливо говорят РАША! Но все-таки она наша. НАША РАША!</code> |
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===Ravshan and Jamshut=== |
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== Personalities == |
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Ravshan and Jamshut (Равшан и Джамшут), the most popular characters of the sketch show, are [[gastarbeiter]]s from [[Tajikistan]]. They work for their boss Leonid in [[Moscow]] and call him "nasäĺnika" (Russian: насяльника, mispronounced word "начальник" - boss). Ravshan does all the talking in bad Russian while Jamshut is silent for the most part, presumably because he does not understand Russian. The workers' job is to make building repairs in typical Russian apartments, but something goes wrong every time because they're terrible at their jobs and generally foolish, which is satirizing the current state of general disrepair in many Soviet-era buildings throughout Russia. They act like buffoons in front of their boss, who always gets so frustrated that he calls them idiots before storming out. |
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=== Ravshan and Jumshut === |
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===Ivan Dulin and Mikhalych=== |
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Ravshan and Jumshut (Равшан и Джамшут) are [[gastarbeiter]]s from [[Tajikistan]]. They work for their boss in [[Moscow]] and call him "nasyalnika" (Russian: насяльника, changed form of word "начальник" - boss). Only Ravshan can understand Russian language but his Russian is awful, and Jumshut really doesn't understand Russian. These workers try to repair flat of their boss, but everything goes wrong every time. For example, they can't fix the door, the window or the balcon. Every time "nasyalnika" call them "idiots". They are so stupid that they repeat questions of their boss instead of answering the questions. |
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Ivan Dulin (Иван Дулин) is the first [[homosexual]] milling-machine operator in Russia. He works at the [[Chelyabinsk]] steel factory number 69 (the show's creators originally wanted to depict factory number 68, which actually exists, but the factory's manager refused to have it on the show; he said that there are no gays at his factory). Ivan Dulin is in love with his boss Mikhalych (Михалыч is a patronymic, his first and last names vary from season to season), who is heterosexual and refuses to sleep with Dulin. The gay miller constantly comes up with clever plots to seduce Mikhalych, but fails. At the end of most sketches, some factory workers walk in on Dulin and Mikhalych's quarrels and assume they are having [[sexual intercourse]]. |
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=== Sergey Belyakov=== |
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Sergey Yurievich Belyakov (Сергей Юрьевич Беляков) lives in [[Taganrog]] and likes to argue with his TV every evening. He is very critical of the shows he watches and always makes fun of celebrities and news reports. On nights when his wife is not at home, Belyakov sometimes watches pornography, which he also makes fun of. In the third season, he watches TV with his son, to whom he attempts to explain the shows they watch. |
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===F.C. Gazmyas=== |
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Ivan Dulin (Иван Дулин) is the first [[miller (disambiguation)|miller]] with intraditional sexual orientation in the world who works at [[Chelyabinsk]] factory of steel number 69 (firstly authors wanted to choose real steel factory number 68, but director of this factory refused to show the fatctory and said that there is not any gays at the factory). He is in love with his boss called Mikhalych (Михалыч, his real name is unknown). Every time somebody can see Dulin and Mikhalych in funny situation. |
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Football club "Gazmyas" (Russian: Газмяс, or "Gasmeat") from [[Omsk]] plays in the Fourth Division and badly loses every one of their games. Their coach Evgeny Mikhailovich Kishelsky (Евгений Михайлович Кишельский) is a [[Sadistic personality disorder|sadist]]. He enjoys beating the players up after every game, coming close to killing their goalkeeper Gatalsky (Гатальский) and forward Prokopenko (Прокопенко). "Gazmyas" is a parody of Russian football, but after the [[Russia national football team]]'s EURO-2008 success, the "Gazmyas" part of the show was largely removed and jokes about Russian football in general became less common. In the third season, the team gets kicked out from the Fourth Division and becomes "Omskaya Gazmyasochka" when Kishelsky dresses his players up like women in the hopes of playing against women's teams and thus winning. However, this plan does not work either and the team still loses all of their games. |
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===Ludwig Aristarkhovich=== |
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The [[concierge]] Ludwig Aristarkhovich (Людвиг Аристархович) lives in [[Saint Petersburg]]. Unlike all other Petersburgians, who are considered very polite and civilized, Ludwig Aristarkhovich is an elderly security guard at an apartment building who plays nasty tricks on the tenants. These tricks include leaving excrement at people's doorsteps and writing inappropriate [[graffiti]] on the walls. It's his way of avenging petty injustices, such as people not wiping their shoes before entering the building. |
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===Slavik and Dimon=== |
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Sergey Yurievich Belyakov (Сергей Юрьевич Беляков) lives in [[Taganrog]] and he likes to talk with his TV every evening. He discusses programs. When wife is not at home, Belyakov sometimes wathces erotic films. In the third season he wathces TV with his son and explains every TV program. |
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Teenagers Slavik (Славик, short for Vyacheslav) and Dimon (Димон, short for Dmitry) live in [[Krasnodar]], where they make several unsuccessful attempts at hooking up with hot girls. Slavik is always coming up with not-so-clever plans to lure the girls in, but he is usually too scared to act these plans out himself and instead encourages Dimon to put them to life. When Dimon fails (as always), Slavik calls him "loshara" (lout) to prove that the plan was perfect, and was just poorly executed. Some of their memorable sketches include the time when the boys were too shy to buy condoms, try buying pornography at a local video store, and in the fourth season try their luck at the girls vacationing in [[Anapa]]. |
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===Mamonov and Pronin=== |
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Politicians Yuri Venediktovich Pronin (Юрий Венедиктович Пронин) and Victor Kharitonovich Mamonov (Виктор Харитонович Мамонов) live in the fictional city of Nefteskvazhinsk (Нефтескважинск, or Oilderrickcity). All they ever talk about is how much they think of Russia and how they want to change things for the better. In reality, they are not doing anything other than living the good life and counting their money. |
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===Nikolay Laptev=== |
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Football club "Gazmyas" (Russian: Газмяс, or "Gasmeat") from [[Omsk]] plays in the Fourth Division and loses every match with a big score. Their coach Evgeny Mikhailovich Tishinsky (Евгений Михайлович Тишинский) after match beats players. Normally he near kills goalkeeper Gatalsky (Гатальский) or forward Prokopenko (Прокопенко). Sometimes he beats arbiter. "Gazmyas" was a parody on Russian football, but after successful for [[Russia national football team]] EURO-2008 "Gazmyas" was removed and jokes abour Russian football have become inactual. |
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Highway patrol officer Nikolay Laptev (Николай Лаптев) from [[Vologda]] is the only honest man in his city and he never takes bribes. His wife and son secretly hate him for his honesty because it is the reason for the family's utter poverty. |
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===Penza-Kopeisk Highway=== |
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=== Ludwig Aristarhovich === |
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Police officer Gavrilov (Гаврилов) and prostitute Elvira (Эльвира) work on the [[M5 highway (Russia)|M5 highway]] (called "Penza-Kopeisk", Пенза-Копейск) and constantly get into arguments. This highway is referred to as one of the worst in Russia ("Only here can you find a pothole the size of a [[Kamaz|KaMAZ]]", "The workers took the secret of its construction to the grave."). The prostitute also keeps bringing up the fact that she makes a lot more money than he does. |
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===Anastasia Kuznetsova=== |
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[[Consierge]] Ludwig Aristarhovich (Людвиг Аристархович) lives in [[Saint Petersburg]] and always does bad tricks. He always leave excriments in elevator and he hates professor Zvyagincev (Звягинцев). Also he writes bad words on the walls of house. |
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Waitress Anastasia Kuznetsova (Анастасия Кузнецова) works in [[Ivanovo]] ("a town with almost no men") in a sushi restaurant called "The White Willow". She is always looking for a man and is therefore only nice to the male customers. The female customers, particularly those who are there with a man, are always rudely insulted and brutally thrown out of the restaurant. |
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===Snezhana Denisovna=== |
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=== Teenagers Slavic and Deamon === |
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Elementary school teacher Snezhana Denisovna (Снежана Денисовна) works in [[Voronezh]]. She tricks her students into bringing her money from their parents, saying that the money is going for a good cause. She also encourages her students to swear, drink, and steal. In one of the episodes she gave ecstasy to the pupils and asked if they liked the "candy" she gave them, then offered them to others for a higher price. |
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===Siphon and Boroda=== |
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Teenagers Slavic and Deamon want to have sex with girls and every time they look for the "objects". In season 1 they try to by condoms. In season 2 they try to get to the night club. In season 3 they being drunk try to have a sex with girls or by pornographic DVD or go to play on PLaystation. In season 4 they try to have sex with girls resting on Black Sea. |
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[[Bomzh|Homeless men]] Siphon (''Сифон'', lit. ''[[Trap (plumbing)|plumbing trap]]'') and Boroda (Борода, lit. ''beard'') live on the [[Rublyovka]] scrapyard. Like all the people living there, they are spoiled and they can have anything they want just by looking in the garbage bins, where they find computers, appliances, and [[Louis Vuitton]] bags. In the end of fourth season Siphon and Boroda become government officials (see [[#Mamonov and Pronin|Mamonov and Pronin]]). |
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===Zhorik Vartanov and Rudik=== |
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Zhorik Vartanov (Жорик Вартанов) is a news anchorman, who works at the TV channel, Sev-Kav TV (Сев-Кав ТВ, from [[North Caucasus|Северный Кавказ]], ''Severnyy Kavkaz''), in [[Pyatigorsk]]. He is very emotional about the stories he reports, gets into arguments with his cameraman Rudik (Рудик), swears and acts in an unprofessional manner. |
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===Alexander Rodionovich Borodach=== |
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Deputies Yuri Venediktovich Pronin (Юрий Венедиктович Пронин) and Victor Kharitonovich Mamonov (Виктор Харитонович Мамонов) live in fake city Nephteskvazhinsk (Нефтескважинск, or Oilgettingcity). Everybody says that he is worried about Russia. In reality they want just to live as rich people and to have a sex with their waitresses and maids. |
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Alexander Rodionovich Borodach (Alexander Rodionovich "Beard-man"/ Александр Родионович Бородач) is a funny security guard and a loser who always works at a different location (supermarket "Daisy", a music store, etc.) because he cannot work anywhere longer than three days due to indestructible affliction to having fun at work - leading a "normal life" in his understanding, or compensating for lack of it - which leads to terrible violations. Boradach is a petty thief and alcohol addict, renowned in the police for stupidity and distinct lack of morals. He could be called very charismatic if he was just a wee bit smarter. He also comically emphasizes "R"'s. Example: Alexanderrr Rrrodionovich Borrrodach, the "R" in French, German and Hebrew, etc. He is always being interrogated by the police while being filmed on a hand-held camera. He is constantly beaten by the policemen with rolled up newspapers during the interrogation for comically lengthy periods of time, as indicated by the time on the video tapes. |
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===Gena and Vovan from Nizhny Tagil=== |
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=== Honest militiaman === |
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Gena (Sergei Svetlakov) and Vovan (Mihail Galustyan) are Russian tourists from [[Nizhny Tagil]] who are on vacation in [[Turkey]]. They are extremely rude and always engage in bad behavior, like destroying property, going to the bathroom in the middle of a swimming pool, and making fun of the staff and other visitors at their hotel while filming their own behavior with a camcorder. Gena's and Vovan's wives and children will sometimes also make an appearance. The sketch satirizes the stereotypical behavior of some Russian tourists abroad. |
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===Dronov and Yermolkina=== |
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Militiaman Nickolay Laptev (Николай Лаптев) from [[Vologda]] is an honest man and never takes brisberies. Because of that his family is very poor. His wife and son can't make him get at least one brisbery. |
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Major Yegor Sergeevich Dronov (Mikhail Galustyan) and police detective Yermolkina Yelena (Sergei Svetlakov) fight crime in their fictional hometown of Ust-Kuzminsk. Dronov constantly teaches inexperienced Yermolkina "proper police procedure", which turns out to be abuse of authority and police brutality, as well as how to cover up for rich and influential citizens of their town, who are relatives of their town's government officials. At the beginning of each sketch, Dronov is seen walking out of an interrogation room where he had just brutally beaten people for minor offenses (i.e. using public transportation without buying a ticket). He justifies his behavior to Yermolkina by citing examples of fictional cops who act the same way in movies, TV shows, and detective novels. This satirizes the fact that Russian people view their police as being brutal against normal citizens and very lenient against the rich and powerful ones. |
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===Valera and Vasya=== |
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=== Autoroad Penza-Kopeisk === |
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Football fans Vasya (Mikhail Galustyan), a fan of St. Petersburg's "Neva", and Valera (Roman Yunusov), supporter of Moscow's "[[Muscovite]] or Moskvich ({{langx|ru|Москвич}})". Together they are treated at the hospital after each match as a result of the post-game riot. Always dressed in full body casts, they still manage to fight each other, being fans of opposing teams. These two football teams are fictional, but their logos are based on "Spartak Moscow" and "Zenit SPB", who are noted rivals. |
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===Vadim Rudolfovich and patients=== |
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Inspector of National Auto Inspection Gavrilov (Гаврилов) and prostitute Elvira (Эльвира) try to get money by their own ways and they disturb each other. They work on the [[M5 highway (Russia)|M5 highway]] wich is called by fanny name "Penza-Kopeisk" (Пенза-Копейск) |
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Doctor Vadim Rudolfovich (Sergei Svetlakov) works at a clinic where the patients are separated into two rooms: one patient's (Anna Sergeyevna) treatment is paid for by the government, while the other patient (Igor Anatolyevich) pays out of his own pocket. Accordingly, the doctor treats them differently. The rooms themselves look different as well, with the room containing Anna Sergeyevna having cracked walls, exposed wiring, uncomfortable beds and dirty floors, while the room containing Igor Anatolyevich includes a giant plasma TV and is well decorated. |
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===Philip Valentinovich and Anna Viktorovna=== |
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=== Waitress Anastasia Kuznecova === |
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Pensioners Philip Valentinovich (Sergei Svetlakov) and Anna Viktorovna gave 50 years of life working in scientific research institutes. They solve all their problems with weapons, and they don't talk. This satirizes the disregard of people of retirement age, the sketch contains black humor. To all strangers and phenomena, they are extremely aggressive, even to the innocent ones. The tango "The Weary Sun" plays at the end of the sketch. |
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Waitress Anastassia Kuznecova (Анастасия Кузнецова) works in [[Ivanovo]] as a waitress. She tries to find a man fo her and she throws out other women because they can steal her "willing husband". |
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==External links== |
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=== Snezhana Denisovna === |
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*{{official website|http://www.nasha-russia.ru}} {{in lang|ru}} |
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*{{IMDb title|1202543}} |
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[[Category:TNT (Russian TV channel) original programming]] |
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Teacher Snezhana Denisovna (Снежана Денисовна) works in a school of [[Voronezh]]. She always steals money form pupils for her private aims. |
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[[Category:2006 Russian television series debuts]] |
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[[Category:2011 Russian television series endings]] |
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=== Siphon and Boroda === |
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[[Category:Russian satirical television shows]] |
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[[Category:2010s Russian television series]] |
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Homelessnesses Siphon (Сифон) and Boroda (Борода, Barbe) live in Rublevka highway and always try to find something interesting in the cups of waste. |
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[[Category:Russian television series based on British television series]] |
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[[Category:Russian LGBTQ-related television shows]] |
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=== Zhorik Vartanov and Rudik === |
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Zhorik Vartanov (Жорик Вартанов) works in TV station Sev-Kav TV (Сев-Кав TV). Every evening he tells about events in the world and his stories are very emotional so director of photography Rudik (Рудик) tries to stop Zhorik and sometimes fights with him. |
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[[Category:Satirical television programmes]] |
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[[Category:Russian comedy television programs]] |
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[[ru:Наша Russia]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 4 November 2024
| Nasha Russia | |
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| Created by | Semyon Slepakov Maxim Pezhemsky |
| Starring | Mikhail Galustyan Sergey Svetlakov Valery Magdiash Mikhail Dodzin |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| No. of episodes | 96 |
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| Running time | 30 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | 2006 – 2011 |
Nasha Russia (Russian: Наша Russia, literally "Our Russia") is a Russian sketch show based on the British comedy show Little Britain, created by Comedy Club Production. It was written by former KVN players and producers Semyon Slepakov, Garik Martirosyan[1][2] and Ilya Romanko.[3] A 2010 film was made based on the characters in the show titled Our Russia. The Balls of Fate.
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[edit]The name of the show references the fact that while the name of the country is pronounced "Rossiya" in Russian, foreigners pronounce it "Russia," or as the show emphasizes, "RASHA." Thus to native Russian speakers the name of the show is, "OUR RASHA." The shows offers social and political satire of everyday life in modern-day Russia. The premise is that although Russian people recognize that many aspects of their society are in a poor state ripe for comedy, they are still proud to live in their country, hence the title of the show ("Our Russia"). Each episode features a unique introductory monologue that describes this concept. The following was used in the first episode:
We live in the most wonderful country in the world, while all other countries are envious of us. We were the first to fly to outer space and we were the first to return. We invented the hydrogen bomb, the Zhiguli automobile, and many other horrifying things. We were the ones who cultivated the virgin lands of Kazakhstan and abandoned Georgian mineral water. We were the ones who reversed the flow of rivers and women. We proudly call our country Rossiya, while envious foreigners call it Russia! But still, it is ours. It is NASHA (our) RUSSIA!
- Мы живем в самой прекрасной стране на свете, а все остальные страны нам завидуют. Ведь именно мы первыми полетели в космос и первыми прилетели из него. Это мы придумали водородную бомбу, автомобиль «Жигули» и много других страшных вещей. Это мы подняли казахстанскую целину и опустили грузинскую минералку. Это мы повернули вспять реки и женщин. Мы гордо называем свою страну Россия, а иностранцы завистливо говорят РАША! Но все-таки она наша. НАША РАША!
| Season count | |
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| Season 1 | November 2006 - March 2007 |
| Season 2 | March 2007 - May 2007 |
| Season 3 | December 2007 - February 2008 |
| Season 4 | November 2008 - March 2009 |
| Season 5 | December 2010 - October 2011 |
Personalities
[edit]Ravshan and Jamshut
[edit]Ravshan and Jamshut (Равшан и Джамшут), the most popular characters of the sketch show, are gastarbeiters from Tajikistan. They work for their boss Leonid in Moscow and call him "nasäĺnika" (Russian: насяльника, mispronounced word "начальник" - boss). Ravshan does all the talking in bad Russian while Jamshut is silent for the most part, presumably because he does not understand Russian. The workers' job is to make building repairs in typical Russian apartments, but something goes wrong every time because they're terrible at their jobs and generally foolish, which is satirizing the current state of general disrepair in many Soviet-era buildings throughout Russia. They act like buffoons in front of their boss, who always gets so frustrated that he calls them idiots before storming out.
Ivan Dulin and Mikhalych
[edit]Ivan Dulin (Иван Дулин) is the first homosexual milling-machine operator in Russia. He works at the Chelyabinsk steel factory number 69 (the show's creators originally wanted to depict factory number 68, which actually exists, but the factory's manager refused to have it on the show; he said that there are no gays at his factory). Ivan Dulin is in love with his boss Mikhalych (Михалыч is a patronymic, his first and last names vary from season to season), who is heterosexual and refuses to sleep with Dulin. The gay miller constantly comes up with clever plots to seduce Mikhalych, but fails. At the end of most sketches, some factory workers walk in on Dulin and Mikhalych's quarrels and assume they are having sexual intercourse.
Sergey Belyakov
[edit]Sergey Yurievich Belyakov (Сергей Юрьевич Беляков) lives in Taganrog and likes to argue with his TV every evening. He is very critical of the shows he watches and always makes fun of celebrities and news reports. On nights when his wife is not at home, Belyakov sometimes watches pornography, which he also makes fun of. In the third season, he watches TV with his son, to whom he attempts to explain the shows they watch.
F.C. Gazmyas
[edit]Football club "Gazmyas" (Russian: Газмяс, or "Gasmeat") from Omsk plays in the Fourth Division and badly loses every one of their games. Their coach Evgeny Mikhailovich Kishelsky (Евгений Михайлович Кишельский) is a sadist. He enjoys beating the players up after every game, coming close to killing their goalkeeper Gatalsky (Гатальский) and forward Prokopenko (Прокопенко). "Gazmyas" is a parody of Russian football, but after the Russia national football team's EURO-2008 success, the "Gazmyas" part of the show was largely removed and jokes about Russian football in general became less common. In the third season, the team gets kicked out from the Fourth Division and becomes "Omskaya Gazmyasochka" when Kishelsky dresses his players up like women in the hopes of playing against women's teams and thus winning. However, this plan does not work either and the team still loses all of their games.
Ludwig Aristarkhovich
[edit]The concierge Ludwig Aristarkhovich (Людвиг Аристархович) lives in Saint Petersburg. Unlike all other Petersburgians, who are considered very polite and civilized, Ludwig Aristarkhovich is an elderly security guard at an apartment building who plays nasty tricks on the tenants. These tricks include leaving excrement at people's doorsteps and writing inappropriate graffiti on the walls. It's his way of avenging petty injustices, such as people not wiping their shoes before entering the building.
Slavik and Dimon
[edit]Teenagers Slavik (Славик, short for Vyacheslav) and Dimon (Димон, short for Dmitry) live in Krasnodar, where they make several unsuccessful attempts at hooking up with hot girls. Slavik is always coming up with not-so-clever plans to lure the girls in, but he is usually too scared to act these plans out himself and instead encourages Dimon to put them to life. When Dimon fails (as always), Slavik calls him "loshara" (lout) to prove that the plan was perfect, and was just poorly executed. Some of their memorable sketches include the time when the boys were too shy to buy condoms, try buying pornography at a local video store, and in the fourth season try their luck at the girls vacationing in Anapa.
Mamonov and Pronin
[edit]Politicians Yuri Venediktovich Pronin (Юрий Венедиктович Пронин) and Victor Kharitonovich Mamonov (Виктор Харитонович Мамонов) live in the fictional city of Nefteskvazhinsk (Нефтескважинск, or Oilderrickcity). All they ever talk about is how much they think of Russia and how they want to change things for the better. In reality, they are not doing anything other than living the good life and counting their money.
Nikolay Laptev
[edit]Highway patrol officer Nikolay Laptev (Николай Лаптев) from Vologda is the only honest man in his city and he never takes bribes. His wife and son secretly hate him for his honesty because it is the reason for the family's utter poverty.
Penza-Kopeisk Highway
[edit]Police officer Gavrilov (Гаврилов) and prostitute Elvira (Эльвира) work on the M5 highway (called "Penza-Kopeisk", Пенза-Копейск) and constantly get into arguments. This highway is referred to as one of the worst in Russia ("Only here can you find a pothole the size of a KaMAZ", "The workers took the secret of its construction to the grave."). The prostitute also keeps bringing up the fact that she makes a lot more money than he does.
Anastasia Kuznetsova
[edit]Waitress Anastasia Kuznetsova (Анастасия Кузнецова) works in Ivanovo ("a town with almost no men") in a sushi restaurant called "The White Willow". She is always looking for a man and is therefore only nice to the male customers. The female customers, particularly those who are there with a man, are always rudely insulted and brutally thrown out of the restaurant.
Snezhana Denisovna
[edit]Elementary school teacher Snezhana Denisovna (Снежана Денисовна) works in Voronezh. She tricks her students into bringing her money from their parents, saying that the money is going for a good cause. She also encourages her students to swear, drink, and steal. In one of the episodes she gave ecstasy to the pupils and asked if they liked the "candy" she gave them, then offered them to others for a higher price.
Siphon and Boroda
[edit]Homeless men Siphon (Сифон, lit. plumbing trap) and Boroda (Борода, lit. beard) live on the Rublyovka scrapyard. Like all the people living there, they are spoiled and they can have anything they want just by looking in the garbage bins, where they find computers, appliances, and Louis Vuitton bags. In the end of fourth season Siphon and Boroda become government officials (see Mamonov and Pronin).
Zhorik Vartanov and Rudik
[edit]Zhorik Vartanov (Жорик Вартанов) is a news anchorman, who works at the TV channel, Sev-Kav TV (Сев-Кав ТВ, from Северный Кавказ, Severnyy Kavkaz), in Pyatigorsk. He is very emotional about the stories he reports, gets into arguments with his cameraman Rudik (Рудик), swears and acts in an unprofessional manner.
Alexander Rodionovich Borodach
[edit]Alexander Rodionovich Borodach (Alexander Rodionovich "Beard-man"/ Александр Родионович Бородач) is a funny security guard and a loser who always works at a different location (supermarket "Daisy", a music store, etc.) because he cannot work anywhere longer than three days due to indestructible affliction to having fun at work - leading a "normal life" in his understanding, or compensating for lack of it - which leads to terrible violations. Boradach is a petty thief and alcohol addict, renowned in the police for stupidity and distinct lack of morals. He could be called very charismatic if he was just a wee bit smarter. He also comically emphasizes "R"'s. Example: Alexanderrr Rrrodionovich Borrrodach, the "R" in French, German and Hebrew, etc. He is always being interrogated by the police while being filmed on a hand-held camera. He is constantly beaten by the policemen with rolled up newspapers during the interrogation for comically lengthy periods of time, as indicated by the time on the video tapes.
Gena and Vovan from Nizhny Tagil
[edit]Gena (Sergei Svetlakov) and Vovan (Mihail Galustyan) are Russian tourists from Nizhny Tagil who are on vacation in Turkey. They are extremely rude and always engage in bad behavior, like destroying property, going to the bathroom in the middle of a swimming pool, and making fun of the staff and other visitors at their hotel while filming their own behavior with a camcorder. Gena's and Vovan's wives and children will sometimes also make an appearance. The sketch satirizes the stereotypical behavior of some Russian tourists abroad.
Dronov and Yermolkina
[edit]Major Yegor Sergeevich Dronov (Mikhail Galustyan) and police detective Yermolkina Yelena (Sergei Svetlakov) fight crime in their fictional hometown of Ust-Kuzminsk. Dronov constantly teaches inexperienced Yermolkina "proper police procedure", which turns out to be abuse of authority and police brutality, as well as how to cover up for rich and influential citizens of their town, who are relatives of their town's government officials. At the beginning of each sketch, Dronov is seen walking out of an interrogation room where he had just brutally beaten people for minor offenses (i.e. using public transportation without buying a ticket). He justifies his behavior to Yermolkina by citing examples of fictional cops who act the same way in movies, TV shows, and detective novels. This satirizes the fact that Russian people view their police as being brutal against normal citizens and very lenient against the rich and powerful ones.
Valera and Vasya
[edit]Football fans Vasya (Mikhail Galustyan), a fan of St. Petersburg's "Neva", and Valera (Roman Yunusov), supporter of Moscow's "Muscovite or Moskvich (Russian: Москвич)". Together they are treated at the hospital after each match as a result of the post-game riot. Always dressed in full body casts, they still manage to fight each other, being fans of opposing teams. These two football teams are fictional, but their logos are based on "Spartak Moscow" and "Zenit SPB", who are noted rivals.
Vadim Rudolfovich and patients
[edit]Doctor Vadim Rudolfovich (Sergei Svetlakov) works at a clinic where the patients are separated into two rooms: one patient's (Anna Sergeyevna) treatment is paid for by the government, while the other patient (Igor Anatolyevich) pays out of his own pocket. Accordingly, the doctor treats them differently. The rooms themselves look different as well, with the room containing Anna Sergeyevna having cracked walls, exposed wiring, uncomfortable beds and dirty floors, while the room containing Igor Anatolyevich includes a giant plasma TV and is well decorated.
Philip Valentinovich and Anna Viktorovna
[edit]Pensioners Philip Valentinovich (Sergei Svetlakov) and Anna Viktorovna gave 50 years of life working in scientific research institutes. They solve all their problems with weapons, and they don't talk. This satirizes the disregard of people of retirement age, the sketch contains black humor. To all strangers and phenomena, they are extremely aggressive, even to the innocent ones. The tango "The Weary Sun" plays at the end of the sketch.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Official website (in Russian)
- Nasha Russia at IMDb