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Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word”

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Susanin has put together a route through the locations where iconic scenes of the series “The Boy's Word: Blood on the Asphalt” were filmed. According to a popular story, Yaroslavl played 1980s Kazan because the authorities of Tatarstan objected to the series shining a light on the grim history of street gangs. The filmmakers were helped by standard Soviet housing, swapped address plates, and other tricks. So, ready to motatsya*? _*Motatsya_ is 1980s slang meaning to roam around with your crew.

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Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📚🎬 Recall films and books

Route points (8)

  1. The Pipes: Universam's Meeting Place — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    The Pipes: Universam's Meeting Place

    🎨 Art installations

  2. The Garages: The Fight with “Razyezd” — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    The Garages: The Fight with “Razyezd”

    🎨 Art installations

  3. Palto's House — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    Palto's House

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🕵️ Urban legend

  4. Marat Joins the Komsomol — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    Marat Joins the Komsomol

    🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. Escape in an Ambulance — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    Escape in an Ambulance

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 🌉 Bridge

  6. On the Way to Watch the “Vidak” — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    On the Way to Watch the “Vidak”

    🏟️ Architectural landmark

  7. Identifying “Eralash”: The Morgue — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    Identifying “Eralash”: The Morgue

  8. Marat's House — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

    Marat's House

    🏟️ Architectural landmark

Marat's House in Yaroslavl

Point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

Marat's House — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””
Marat's House — point on route “Filming Locations of “The Boy's Word””

Point 8

Marat's House

🏟️ Architectural landmark

Background

To show viewers how well-off Marat's family was, the filmmakers used a 1953 stalinka (a Stalin-era apartment building) as his home: a handsome building with a tall archway and decorative details. Teenage gang members usually came from single-parent and poor families, so the case of Vova and Marat, the “Adidas” brothers, is exceptional. Why would kids who have everything shake down chushpans (outsiders with no gang) for small change on buses? But that's a topic for videos that psychoanalyze the show's characters.