Introduction: multiplexing Russia -- The Russia that we lost. The first blockbuster of the new nation -- Terrorism then and now -- Wars and gambits -- A requiem for communism -- The price of war. Mirror of war -- Playing with history -- Back in the USSR. The blessed blockbuster -- The Soviet horror show -- Fantasy pop history. Animating the past -- The look of fantasy -- The business of patriotism -- The production of the past -- Conclusion: packaging the past.