Figure 1.--A Russian correspondent sent us this still from 'Volcano' / 'Скачать', at least Inthinkn that is the title. It is a 1968 Soviet children's film. It is about a boy, a girl, and their dog. It seems to have the word 'Volcano'. That msy be their dog's name. Dogs in the Soviet Union were much less common than in the West. Properly feeding them was a problem. And during the Stakinist era, keeping a dog as a pet was considered terribly bourgeois.

A Russian correspondent sent us this still from 'Volcano' / 'Скачать', at least Inthinkn that is the title. It is a 1968 Soviet children's film. It is about a boy, a girl, and their dog. It seems to have the word 'Volcano'. That msy be their dog's name. Dogs in the Soviet Union were much less common than in the West. Properly feeding them was a problem. And during the Stakinist era, keeping a dog as a pet was considered terribly bourgeois. We don't know anything about the film. We can tell something of the costuming from available images. The girl is obviously wearing tan long stockings with the Russian equivalent of a garter waist. We suspect the costuming is accurate for 1968 in the Soviet Union.

Created: 5:07 AM 12/8/2008
Last updated: 5:07 AM 12/8/2008