korobeiniki

Probably the most well known game of all time, tetris,  also had one of the most recognized themes of every video game. What most people do not know, is that it is actually based upon a russian folk song called Korbeiniki. While around the world it is known as tertis them A, in russia it is  avery popular song. Linked below is a version sung by the red army choir:

The Portrait by Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol's  "The Portrait" is a fantastic novel about a very talented poet.  This poet is doing well but is painting pictures that will increase his talent rather than increase his wealth. But, once he becomes famous he starts to produce portraits that require very little talent but get a decent amount of wealth in return. This truly was one of the first modern novels to cover someone selling out their talent.

Tetris

Tetris, or Тетрис, is a Soviet Era Russian video game. It was made by Alexy Pajitnov while he was working at the Academy of Science in Moscow in 1984. The game was the first exported entertainment software to be exported from the USSR to the US.  The game was sold for many arcades and home computers but it was made famous by and made famous from the Nintendo's Gameboy. It went on to become one of the most regarded video games of all time. Electric gaming monthly, a well known game magazine, gave it #1 in their greatest video games of all time. Even now its being ported to the news consoles, the Xbox One and the Playstation 4.