Reviews and Festivals
"As glasnost goes on, you can see filmmakers building on each other's accomplishments. And This Is How We Live by Vladimir Oseledchik goes further than Juris Podniek's famous documentary Is It Easy To Be Young? about the alienation of Soviet teenagers. Oseledcik introduces young Soviet neo-Nazis who wear swastikas meaning to shock. The quiet tone of the off-camera interviewer elicits remarkably cogent and forthright statement from a variety of people."
— Karen Rosernberg, International Documentary Association
"Disillusionment is also rife among Soviet youth...If this provocative work is any indication, the Soviet Union has little to hope for from its younger generation."
— James Krukones, John Carroll University
"The young veterans, returning from Afghanistan, in Homecoming sound exactly like their
American counterparts back from Vietnam. They are filled with anger and
fear of rejection for having fought in a losing war"
— Los Angeles Times
"Their somber reflections, enhanced by black-and-white photography, will sound familiar to viewers who recall the Vietnam era in this country. Within the context of traditional Soviet patriotism, howerver, these sentiments are little short of subversive."
— James Krukones, John Carroll University
"Balanced
and reminiscent of American documentaries about Vietnam veterans. It
intersperses interviews with both pro- and antiwar veterans with
documentary footage of the war."
— The Russian Review
"The first Soviet
film to give voice to the disillusionment of the soldiers who fought in
Afghanistan."
— New York Times
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