A starry eyed young wheeler-dealer from Toronto sets out on a mission. To get a coca cola can onto Sergei’s space station. But soon the idealism of post Communist Russia turns dark as Sergei’s new country is plunged into chaos. Like what you hear? Follow us @kscope_nyc on Twitter and Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kaleidoscope.
In a Moscow TV studio, a 30 something guy with thick wavy hair leans forward in his chair.
His name is Artemy Troitsky, the barricade building journalist from the last episode.
He's about to invite you to something revolutionary.
From my TV offices, I've made the last announcement live, saying the Gagarin Party is starting very soon.
You are welcome to the first ever rave in Moscow.
The first ever rave in Moscow.
A rager to end all ragers.
And named after Yuri Gagarin, the first human to journey into space.
And it will be techno music played all night.
Russian, Latvian and German and French DJs.
And the location, also cosmonaut themed.
The Space Pavilion, A museum dedicated to the glories of the space program.
It was like a Soviet Communist Disneyland.
You walk in, there's a curved ceiling made of glass.
It's dark, the music's so loud, you feel it in your chest.
All around you are models and relics from the Soviet's glorious space program.
Satellites, the capsule that sent Gagarin into space.
Gagarin's spacesuit from his flight.
And the place is packed.