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Generated interpretation, not documentary evidence. AI-generated mistaken-home metaphor; not a film apartment, authentic Soviet household or production prop.
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Why: A New Year's Eve comedy watched every year in Russia.
What to preserve: The film
Year and origin: 1975 · Soviet Union
Vote: 5/9 (historian 2 · future kid 1 · curator 2)
Learn more: The Irony of Fate on Wikipedia
Supplemental context
The Irony of Fate is a two-part television comedy whose mistaken arrival links familiar-looking apartments in Moscow and Leningrad. The Gosfilmofond record dates the work to 1975 and identifies Ryazanov and Braginsky, while Mosfilm’s viewing page lists 1976 as its release year. Those labels should be retained as distinct catalog information rather than silently forcing them into a single date. The apartment mix-up makes a useful bridge between romantic comedy and the experience of standardized surroundings.
Creator/community: Eldar Ryazanov, director and co-screenwriter; Emil Braginsky, co-screenwriter; Mosfilm cast and production team Place/era: Soviet Union; a two-part television comedy cataloged as 1975, with Mosfilm listing a 1976 release
Context and limits
The original 1975 date and claim about annual Russian viewing remain untouched. The supplement records the 1975/1976 distinction without independently quantifying repeat viewing. Keep the two-part television work separate from later adaptations or sequels, and identify the exact edition and translation. Fictional alcohol-related misadventure is not a model for safe behavior.
Where to learn more
- https://apiarybee.com/community/reading/biggie-nu-series-008-noahs-ark-set-d-culture-2000
- https://gosfilmofond.ru/films/253917/
- https://www.mosfilm.ru/cinema/films/ironiya-sudby-ili-s-legkim-parom/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Irony_of_Fate
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Public ID and individual routes: pending publisher allocation. Internal source ID: D-0363
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