The Literature Network - Russian TV viewers tune in to homegrown Sex and the City

Russian TV viewers tune in to homegrown Sex and the City

Content courtesy of

From: The Sunday Telegraph London
Date: 20040523
Author:TOM PARFITT in Moscow

RUSSIAN TELEVISION has cast aside romantic tradition in favour of earthier entertainment: its own version of Sex and the City.

Inspired by the popularity of dubbed episodes of the show, Russia's NTV commercial channel last week launched Balzakovskiy Vozrast (The Balzac Age) - a 12-part romantic comedy featuring four single Muscovite women "a little beyond 30" and their trials and tribulations in love.

Almost 20 years after a prim, and anonymous, matron from Leningrad made headlines around the world by declaring, during a live television link-up with the US, that "there is no sex in the Soviet ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on Anonymous

No longer anonymous

Report to Readers: We can't ignore anonymous bloggers.(Commentary)

Anonymous e-mail not targeted yet

New ANONYMOUS service now operational from FTXT.(Brief Article)

Marion Flesch, Emotions Anonymous founder, dies.(NEWS)(Obituary)

Sometimes anonymous donations aren't really secret.

LITERATURE : FAME WITHOUT NAME STRIKES `ANONYMOUS'.(VIEWPOINT)

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Marvin Lake column: We can't ignore anonymous bloggers.

CDP anonymous

A downward trend in use of anonymous sources: surveys of journalists and public opinion place the use and need for anonymous sources in a broader context.(Words & Reflections)

Find More Articles

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.