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Forbidden Moscow : secret life of a capital at war / a film by Leila Yacoubi and Oscar Limitrov ; producer, Tony Comiti.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Yacoubi, Leila, filmmaker.
Limitrov, Oscar, filmmaker.
Comiti, Tony, producer.
Java Films (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
French
Russian
Subjects (All):
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
Moscow Kremlin.
Wartime Conditions and Military Tactics.
Individual and Groups Rights.
Elections.
Government policy.
Social media.
Smuggling.
Economic conditions.
Social customs.
Moscow, Moscow Federal City.
Local Subjects:
Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).
Moscow Kremlin.
Wartime Conditions and Military Tactics.
Individual and Groups Rights.
Elections.
Government policy.
Social media.
Smuggling.
Economic conditions.
Social customs.
Moscow, Moscow Federal City.
Genre:
Documentary
Physical Description:
1 online resource (54 minutes)
Place of Publication:
London, England : Java Films, 2024.
Language Note:
In English.
Original language in English.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Despite war and sanctions, life in Moscow continues: resilient, opulent, and tightly controlled. This documentary offers rare access to the Russian capital, revealing underground parties, luxury smuggling, and a grey market that thrives behind closed doors. While Western brands appear shuttered, trade flows through back channels, and tourism from China replaces lost Western visitors. But freedom of expression has vanished. Social media is banned, influencers tread carefully, and neutrality carries risk. In a city adapting to isolation, we explore what it means to live well, stay silent, and survive.
Participant:
Journalist, Aude Chappuis.
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed February 12, 2026).
OCLC:
1545594792

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