Futuristic Russian warriors shoot lasers in new animated film ‘Cyberslav’
The Russian animation company Evil Pirate Studio has released the first trailer for its new film, “Cyberslav.”
The video features a burning city invaded by a race of tall, murderous creatures that are hunting down the remaining survivors. There are holographic warnings swirling around the onion domes of Orthodox churches, neon signs, and graffiti in the style of Khokhloma paintings, with inscriptions like “Peasant Spirit” and “Zadornov was right.”
CYBERSLAV trailer
Evil Pirate Studio
Most of the trailer shows a spectacular battle between the monsters and three knights who arrive at the gates, presumably to liberate the city. The warriors do flips, leap high, fire lasers, swing swords, throw nesting-doll grenades, and win the day.
The release date for “Cyberslav” is still unknown, but Evil Pirate Studio promises a feature-length movie.
Mikhail Zadornov
A stand-up comedian and writer, Mikhail Zadornov was known for joking about national stereotypes and national mentality. He often mocked the West generally and Americans specifically. Zadornov also endorsed a revisionist fringe theory about the ancient roots of the Russian language, embracing the Slavic mythology promoted by philosopher Valery Chudinov.
You can watch Zadornov ridicule American over-seriousness in this sketch on YouTube. He died at the age of 69 in November 2017.