INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
in Russian cinemas, Shushvalov spent nearly 30,000 rubles ($335) to fly from Moscow to Astana, Kazakhstan for its premiere there last
be about from the trailer
stars of the film.The Barbie-themed party at OMG Coffee Company in Moscow.OMG Coffee Company / instagramGuests were asked to adhere to the
user wrote in the comments under the bar's Instagram post about the party.Yekaterina Sukhobrus, who works for a YouTube channel, said that
she marked her calendar for the Rovesnik party two weeks in advance
Over the past six months, Sukhobrus said she has splurged on pink clothes, and even changed her Telegram profile picture to an image of
Barbie.Even if she cannot see the film at the cinema, the pink outfits have come in handy."I'm a meme-person who picks out outfits for
these outfits and watching leaked pirated versions of the movies..
What else can we do?"Sukhobrus noted that men, too, had gone to the Barbie-themed party at Rovesnik wearing pink and with glitter on their
the media and prohibiting gender reassignment.Another popular spot for Barbie fans has been OMG Coffee Company, a Moscow cafe seemingly
engineered for taking Instagram-worthy photos
The cafe launched a new Barbie menu dedicated to "all the princesses of this city," with items including a dessert named "I'm a Barbie
Girl," a burger called "Barbieque," and even pink cheese.Restaurant manager Aman Arustamov said that despite the movie not being officially
lower house of parliament, the State Duma, some women lawmakers from the ruling United Russia party attended a session dressed in pink,
Industry and Trade Committee / TelegramOn Russian-speaking Twitter, a debate broke out over a tweet in which one Russian user said they
Kazakh taxi drivers and workers at the cinema box office were surprised to hear his story."Everyone was amazed, especially when taxi drivers
found out the price of the plane tickets
And everyone asked what kind of movie it was, and why they don't show it here [in Russia]," said Shushvalov.Those who cannot travel to
copies of movies shown in Kazakhstan via the Telegram messaging app without permission from the copyright owners.Through this illicit
scheme, as Hollywood companies have since figured out the system of bootleg film distribution in Russia.In a column for the Wonderzine
fellow fans."We'll still watch the movie, but the experience of being in a packed hall with hundreds of strangers who share the same values
