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Film-maker Maria Stoianova mines her father’s video diaries from the 1980s and 90s to document the decline of communism – and his obsession with western shopping malls

Here is an interesting film which does not render up its meaning easily: a personal piece about memory, and an enigmatic essay about the decline and fall of the Soviet Union as it was experienced by one family in Ukraine, based entirely on home-movie video footage. It is innocent and transparent, and yet subtly encumbered by the sadness of history. I can imagine Adam Curtis quoting this in its entirety for some new compilation about the post-communist 20th century.

Film-maker Maria Stoianova presents us with video clips shot by her dad, Mykhailo Stoianov, an ice skater and ice dancer with the Ukrainian national ice ballet company who, throughout the communist 1980s and into the new era, toured the US, Canada, the Middle East and western Europe. (Mykhailo even played Blackpool in the UK.) The skaters were a privileged cultural group, encouraged by the Soviet state as diplomatic standard bearers and a source of hard foreign currency, but closely monitored by the KGB at all times; Maria remembers her father recounting a tense conversation with an intelligence officer about working for them.

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T-Mobile is bringing back its free DashPass offer tomorrow for eligible customers.

It will offer 12 months of free DoorDash deliveries, offers, and other members-only benefits.

The carrier is also offering cash back on dining, sweepstakes, and a limited-edition streetwear drop.

As part of its 10th anniversary, T-Mobile turned June into “ Member Month .” The carrier has been offering different perks and offers each week, including discounts on gas, movie tickets, F1 sweepstakes, and more. But one of the most-awaited perks is coming tomorrow: DashPass.

If you have been using the un-carrier’s DashPass perk from last year, this new one comes just in time to let you continue getting deliveries for free. Like last time, T-Mobile is offering 12 months of DashPass for free alongside other offers and members-only benefits that will be available throughout the year.

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