How do the heroes of our time change? Why do many people find the Soviet past so alluring—something we still haven’t managed to fully understand? Why do we love to idealize bandits? Why do more and more people voluntarily put their private lives on public display? Using well-known films and TV series—from “The Truman Show” to “House M.D.”—sociologist and Doctor of Economic Sciences Vadim Radaev reflects on life questions that concern each of us. This book is not about movies—it’s about human fears and fading love; about the mythology of the feminine and the masculine; about complicated professional dilemmas; and about the ever-present, yet every time new conflict between generations.