So there they were, three generations of women: 2 born in the Old Country (Claudia-goddamn-veteran-of-goddamn-Stalingrad, and Nadezhda, born to postwar privations) and 1 born in the New (Paige, our Typical American Pesky Teenager) watching this amiable story of romance in the Workers’ Paradise, 1981 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.

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A perfect moment that encapsulated the experience of almost all immigrant families in America, not just Russian spies.

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The entire film is available here: Москва слезам не верит (1979)

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EXTRA! The Alexander Nevsky suite complete, with chorus and bells

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