Olga Romanova, a well-known human rights activist and journalist, has suddenly penned a bold piece of neo-noir. A political thriller with a touch of bloodshed, a coming-of-age drama laced with slash fanfiction. It would’ve been classic yaoi (boys’ love) if she had stuck to just male characters — but no.
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VISUAL Treffen ohne Übersetzung: „Flaschendrehen“ von Olga Romanowa
The characters are instantly recognizable — you see their prototypes on your smartphone or computer screens every day, even if you’d really rather not. The action begins in 1974 in the suburbs of Leningrad, then moves on to Moscow, Kabul, Berlin, Dresden, St. Petersburg, and concludes in the very near future. It all could have happened. And maybe it really did.
A cheerful young woman from a Ukrainian village arrives to conquer the Northern Capital at the dawn of the Era of Stagnation. She tries to help people, she’s smart, she’s got grit, and she rises to dizzying heights — crossing paths with the USSR’s top woman cosmonaut, a young KGB officer on assignment in Dresden, gangsters, members of the Communist Party Central Committee, ministers, spies, and hired killers. Without making enemies or breaking the rules, by the end of her life, she turns into a monster — declaring war on her own homeland.
- Moderation: Sveta Müller
- In Russian, without translation.
Admission: free
This event is part of the PANDAwomen 2025 Festival’s side programme.
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Dates
November 2025
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