Moscow's Sex and the City

Moscow's

Sex and the City

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THE STORY The Story   Moscow's version of Sex and the City explores what it means to be a young, single woman in modern-day Russia. Traveling to Moscow, filmmaker and FRONTLINE/World reporter Victoria Gamburg introduces us to the fictional characters and the stars of Russia's popular TV series, Balzac Age, and reveals how the show compares with the real-life experiences of single women making a life for themselves in Moscow.

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Victoria Gamburg was born in St. Petersburg but grew up in the United States. She has made a number of films about Russia from her own cross-cultural perspective. In this interview, Gamburg talks about her heritage and how the roles and desires of Russian women have changed since the fall of the Soviet Union. continue Continue