Operatsiya 'Y' i drugie priklyucheniya Shurika

I really liked this film -- I laughed all the way! I liked the first short story the best, which is about a nerdy student Shurik and a tough criminal Fedya who work together in a building site. They are like Tom and Jerry: Tom is he stronger one, but he is constantly made fun of by his seemingly weaker enemy. In this film, I remembered the two chasing each other in the shabby residential building, and Fedya's whole body burned dark or poured with flour. Once I think about it, it almost feels like an irritating racial allusion. But of course most of political significance of this film derives from its unusual subject. It reminds us of how the Soviet society is spoiled by "alcoholics and hooligans" and how these people actually participated in the socialist construction of new metropolises.

Three stories about a young man - Shurik and his adventures. for the fans of Soviet comedies from "60-"80 - nothing new. for the viewer from East Europe, all familiar. because the moral lessons, the romanticism , the gags - inspired by American mute comedies , Yuri Nikulin ,Aleksandr Demyanenko are pieces of a cinema who defines the Comunist period in profound sense. and, maybe, this is the difference of perception between different European publics.the work site, the emotions beyound an exam. the citizen lookout for protect the proprieties of the state are the small pieces defining a period, a political system and, sure, a kind of public.

Since it is a Soviet movie, it was shown a lot on Azerbaijani TV in the 90s and before the 2000s. My Russian wasn't very good, but because I watched it as a kid, it will always be a good movie for me. Nostalgic.

The Adventures of Shurik are cult films of the Soviet period, also included in the golden fund of Russian cinema. In Russia, everyone knows this film by heart and it has long been disassembled into quotes. It would seem that the jokes there are very simple, but they are funny, even when you hear them repeatedly. The cast simply shines from so many stars of Soviet cinema. Alexander Demyanenko suffered certain inconveniences, for example, his hair was dyed in a poisonous red dye, so that on the screen he looked blond. So, it one of the best soviet comedy.

It is one of those 'must' soviet films that any educated man should see. Most talented actors, really cleverly made script and all, and also containing many words and phrases that got into lexicon. Nikulin as always geniusely acts both the facial expressions in the song "Postoy Porovoz", and the ones in other scenes (like the fight with Shurik). I could say that the song alone is enough to watch it, even for those who did not directly experience that kind of life, it would still cause a sense of cheerful nostalgy. Morgunov - also one of the most talented and known soviet actors, for those who ever liked him - it is most definitely one of his best pictures. Few more can be said, I mean - just watch it.