offered a contrasting, subcultural perspective of the city's residents. or details on other films from the 2003 St. Petersburg anniversary Baltic Sun at St Petersburg (Short 2003) - IMDb
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2003 was a hinge point. The wild capitalism of the 1990s was ending. Old Ladas still drove past new BMWs. A documentary focused on the "Baltic Sun" would use the melancholic light to contrast the city’s Imperial grandeur with its Soviet housing blocks (Khrushchevkas). The portable camera allows for intimate interviews with "babushkas" selling potatoes on Nevsky Prospekt, their faces lit by the midnight sun. offered a contrasting, subcultural perspective of the city's