The Melancholy of Resistance
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The title of Kuzminki refers to a far-flung district in Moscow known for its popular lakeside park. Bratkov asked a number of visitors and passers-by “what Kuzminki means to them” – their idyllic, dreamy answers contrast dramatically with the grim reality of a polluted park which has become a frequent destination for illegal nocturnal waste disposal.