Aeroflot

Smile Mid 2000s Russian Federation

This ad campaign was made after Aeroflot adopted its latest corporate image with the slogan "Sincerely yours, Aeroflot", a refreshed color scheme, logo, uniforms, etc. A traveller arrives in a new city and discovers that the world around him has a very friendly face. With the help of a fellow YouTuber, the author took the liberty of adding English subtitles.

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Bed Mid 2000s Russian Federation

On this commercial, a couple is slowly waking up... but it's not where it looks like. With the help of a fellow YouTuber, the author took the liberty of adding English subtitles.

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Origami Mid 2000s Russian Federation

A pair of hands is folding a bird, then passes it to another pair of smaller hands. Who was it? With the help of a fellow YouTuber, the author took the liberty of adding English subtitles.

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Cake Mid 2000s Russian Federation

Someone is humming the same song from the previous two commercials while mixing cake batter and cream. With the help of a fellow YouTuber, the author took the liberty of adding English subtitles.

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Flying elephant 1998 Russian Federation

Aeroflot was seen in the past as a rather old-fashioned airline operating military-looking aircraft. But this ad shows a different reality. With elegant images of the cockpit and the flight cabin follows a conversation between two seatmates, one commenting about "old Russia" and the other about the new one. In the United States, the expression "When pigs will fly" is sometimes used to replace "Never". In Russia, one must deduce it's not pigs but rather elephants. The rest is up to you to discover. The transcript of the subtitles are available here. (This commercial was originally done in English, then badly dubbed in Russian, then with English subtitles added. What a mess!)

- Young man: Flying to Moscow?
- Old man: Uh-huh.
- Young man: It's all so primitive there, yes.
- Old man: But life's changing so fast, it's hard to keep up.
- Young man: Nothing will ever change in Russia.
- Old man: Why?
- Young man: Why don't elephants fly?
(pause)
- Old man: Another cognac, please.

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