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Feb 6, 2019 · Culture. What Is Russian Doll Actually About? The spectacular new Netflix series is packed with twists and clues that help demystify its true meaning. By Sophie Gilbert. Charlie Barnett and...
- The Nazi’s Hungarian Gold Train Was Real
- 1982’s Guardian Angels Is A Real Organization
- Crazy Eddie’s CEO Was Really Convicted of Fraud
- Was There Really A Berlin Wall Tunnel?
Nadia's family Krugerrands play a major role in Russian Doll; having believed they cursed her family, Nadia decided her trip back in time was the chance she needed to recover the missing Krugerrands and save her family from years of grief. Instead, she uncovered a real-life Nazi crime; the Hungarian Gold Train. As the German army and the Arrow Cros...
As Nadia is thrown back into 1982 as Nora in Russian Doll season 2, she receives help from a Guardian Angel on multiple occasions, ranging from a theft case to her own birth. The Guardian Angels, however, is a real-life organization. Founded by Curtis Sliwa on February 13, 1979, the organization was designed to combat the rampant crime and violence...
In Russian Doll season 2, one of the first people Nadia meets is Danny Shaker, a Betamax specialist at Crazy Eddie. When Danny asks Nadia to predict his future, she tells him, "your boss goes away for securities fraud." Nadia's prediction would hold true; in 1997, former Crazy Eddie co-founder Eddie Antar was sentenced to eight years in prison on f...
While Nadia is attempting to unravel Nazi secrets, Russian Doll's Alan is sent back in time to 1962 East Berlin. There, he finds out that his grandmother, Agnes — a student studying abroad from Ghana — was involved in a plot to dig a tunnel underneath the Berlin Wall in order to reunite a German man, Lenny, with his family. Though Alan realizes he'...
While the premise may sound familiar, (some likened it to the classic Groundhog Day or the most recent Happy Death Day when the trailer was released), Russian Doll isn't based on anything...
Apr 4, 2022 · The new season of “Russian Doll” doesn’t draw on Ella’s story directly, but it explores the rift between a traumatized older generation and a vulnerable younger one, and the ripple effects ...
Apr 23, 2022 · By Sophie Gilbert. Netflix. April 23, 2022. This article contains spoilers through the second season of Russian Doll.
Feb 15, 2019 · Spurred by a series of Twitter posts from the critic Jason Zinoman, The Times’s Aisha Harris investigates the theory that the narrative of “Russian Doll” is “ an against the grain...
Feb 4, 2019 · The 'Russian Doll' co-creator and star discusses how her real-life brushes with death inspired her character's story and whether she has plans for a second season. By Alan Sepinwall. February 4,...
