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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.

Route author

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

On the Way to Watch the “Vidak” in Yaroslavl

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

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

Point 6

On the Way to Watch the “Vidak”

🏟️ Architectural landmark

Background

The boys walked through the yards of the barracks on Suzdalskoye Highway to their first viewing on an exotic “vidak” (VCR). Local residents still dry their laundry on clotheslines outdoors, just like in the good old days. The wooden houses here have stood since 1926; residents are gradually being resettled and the houses torn down.

Why Did People Pay to Watch the “Vidak”?

In the early 1980s a VCR was usually a foreign-made machine and almost impossible to buy. The Soviet-made Elektronika VM-12, released in 1984, cost 1,200 rubles, while a typical Soviet citizen's salary at the time was 120 rubles. That's why a screening of “RoboCop” on the Universam gang's small TV drew a full house.