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My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press

My Undesirable Friends: The Sad, Inspiring Story of The Suffocation of Russia’s Independent Press

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekApril 2, 2026My Undesirable Friends — Part I: Last Air in Moscow, Documentary, MUBI, Julia Loktev, RussiaComment

Compartment No. 6: Strangers Become Friends on A Train Ride To The Russian Arctic

Compartment No. 6: Strangers Become Friends on A Train Ride To The Russian Arctic

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 9, 2022Compartment No. 6, Finland, Russia, Juho Kuosmanen, Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Lidia Kostina, Tomi AlataloComment