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"
What did you see, my blue-eyed son?"
What did you see, my dear little one?,
sings Bob Dylan in the cockpit of the 4 × 4.
I saw guns and sharp swords in the hands of children.
The haunting rhythm of
A
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall is disturbed by those
of
bumps and artillery fire.
His AK-47 wedged between his legs, Vadim Adamov whispers the words.
“
It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard,”
says the blond young man in neat English.
Vadim may find himself in the words of the poet, but he doesn't have much of a kid anymore.
Admittedly, when we met him a year ago, this young director of music videos had just celebrated his 18th birthday.
While the Russian army threatened the capital, he practiced shooting with the Territorial Defense, dreaming of going to war without knowing how.
“I was playing the little soldier!
“,
he laughs today.
Now he orders a...
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