City in Progress featuring Paul Mittleman

Facing years of communist rule, the citizens of the former Soviet Union led a life that pales in comparison to their current society. Present day Russia now enjoys much freedom and as a result we see change overcoming many years of Iron Curtain rule with the youth culture slowly progressing and taking a form of its own. In the feature “City in Progress”, Stussy’s creative director Paul Mittleman uncovers the current Russian landscape over three chapters. Chapter one includes a step in the past and the old Soviet rule as he travels through Protiovostoyanie (aka Secured Command Post «Taganskiy»”). Built in the Cold War era 1950s, the underground complex served as a communications base. Further chapters look at the new guard of retailers catering to the up and coming generation as well as an interview with Andrey Kovalev regarding Russian youth. View the piece over at honeyee.