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简介:DocumentarywhichtellstheextraordinaryunknownstoryofhowtheBeatleshelpedtodestroytheUSSR. InAugust1962,directorLeslieWoodheadmadeatwo-minutefilminLiverpool'sCavernClubwitharawandunrecordedgroupofrockerscalledtheBeatles.HearrangedtheirfirstliveTVappearancesonalocalshowinManchesterandwatchedastheFabFourphenomenonswepttheworld. Twenty-fiveyearslaterwhilemakingfilmsinRussia,Woodheadbecameawareofhow,eventhoughtheywereneverabletoplayintheSovietUnion,theBeatles'legendhadsoakedintothelivesofagenerationofkids.ThisfilmmeetstheSovietBeatlesgenerationandhearstheirstoriesabouthowtheFabFourchangedtheirlives,includingPutin'sdeputypremierSergeiIvanov,whoexplainshowtheBeatleshelpedhimlearnEnglishandshowedhimanotherlife. TheSovietauthoritieswerealarmedbytheseditiouspotentialofrockandroll,withtheBeatlesaspecialtargetanddenouncedas'bugs'inofficialpapers.Theirsmuggledrecordsweredestroyedandtheirmusicwasbanned,butthemythblossomedasbootlegsandphotoswerecovertlytradedandevenrentedamongstfans. SoontherewerethousandsofrockbandsacrosstheUSSR,tryingtomakemusicwithcrudehome-madeguitars.Speakersonlamppostsinstalledtobroadcastpropagandaweregrabbedbyrockhopefuls,whilereportsthatanelectricpickupcouldbecannibalisedfromatelephoneledtophoneboxesbeingraidedanddisabled. MillionsofyoungpeoplefellinlovewiththeBeatlesandthecultureoftheColdWarenemy,anddefectedemotionallyfromtheSovietsystem.TheBeatlespreparedtheculturalwayforthefalloftheBerlinWallandultimatelyhelpedtowashawaythefoundationsofthatsystem.…