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American reality television series
Russian Dolls
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Genre
| Reality
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Country of origin
| United States
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No.
of seasons
| 1
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No.
of episodes
| 12
(
list of episodes
)
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Executive producers
| Alina Dizik
Banks Tarver
Colleen Conway
Edward Simpson
Elina Miller
Gena McCarthy
Ken Druckerman
Rob Sharenow
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Running time
| 21 minutes
(excluding commercials)
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Production company
| Left/Right Films
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Network
| Lifetime
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Release
| August 11
(
2011-08-11
)
?
October 7, 2011
(
2011-10-07
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Russian Dolls
is an American
reality
television series
on
Lifetime
. The series debuted on August 11, 2011 and finished on October 7, 2011.
[1]
The series follows the lives of eight
Russian-American
families living in
Brighton Beach, New York
.
[2]
Production and Cancellation
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The show premiered on August 11, 2011 at 10:30/9:30c following hit series
Project Runway
. The show premiered to low ratings with a 0.4 rating in adults 18?49 demo and only 0.97 million viewers watching the episode.
[3]
While the series was in
pre-production
,
Lifetime
originally chose to name the series '
Brighton Beach
but was later changed to its current title. The series was deemed a
Jersey Shore
-esque reality series even before the title change.
[4]
On August 23, 2011,
Lifetime
moved the series to a later time slot, at 11:30/10:30c following a
Dance Moms
repeat.
[5]
On September 21, 2011, Lifetime announced that the series would be
burned off
and the last five episodes of the series aired on October 7, 2011, as a special marathon event.
[6]
Episodes
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Reception
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The
New York Press
stated that "while
Russian Dolls
is ultimately a Brooklyn Jersey Shore, its unique focus on and respect for Russian culture and parenthood elevates it above the typical reality show drivel."
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The
Wall Street Journal
wrote that "Having the opportunity to mash up something as Russian as Brighton Beach with something as American as reality TV really drives home the fact that there’s a place where KGB-era ways and Kim Kardashian can meet."
[10]
The show has been criticized for having
Ukrainian
women appear as some of its "
Russian
dolls".
[11]
The
Boston Herald
noted that the show "reinforces every negative stereotype about Russian women."
[12]
Pravda.ru
described the show as "a spit in Russia's face."
[13]
The
New York Times
remarked that "If the Soviet authorities had wanted to torture
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
beyond endurance, they would have forced him to watch
Russian Dolls
."
[14]
AM New York
describes the show as "so busily edited ...that there’s no flavor of any kind" adding that "If nothing else, this show might make us more appreciative of all the effort those “Jersey Shore” folks put into their portrayals."
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References
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"Russian Dolls Episode: "Mama Dearest"
"
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
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"Russian Dolls: Cast & Details"
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
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Seidman, Robert.
"Updated: Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Jersey Shore' Down But Dominant + 'Burn Notice,' 'Suits,' 'Project Runway,' 'Wilfred,' 'Futurama,' 'Louie' & More"
. Archived from
the original
on 17 August 2011
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
.
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"Development Update: Thursday, October 7"
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
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"Exclusive: Lifetime Bumps "Russian Dolls" to Late-Night"
. thefutoncritic
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
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"Development Update: Wednesday, September 21"
. thefutoncritic.com
. Retrieved
29 November
2012
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"Updated: Thursday Cable Ratings: 'Jersey Shore' Down But Dominant + 'Burn Notice,' 'Suits,' 'Project Runway,' 'Wilfred,' 'Futurama,' 'Louie' & More"
.
TV BY THE NUMBERS
. August 12, 2011. Archived from
the original
on August 17, 2011
. Retrieved
1 March
2019
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"Ratings ? Thursday's Cable Ratings: Another Thursday, Another "Shore" Victory"
. TheFutonCritic.com. 2011-08-18
. Retrieved
2022-05-05
.
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Barrosse, Emilia (August 11, 2011).
"Emilia Barrosse reviews Lifetime's Russian Dolls"
. New York Press. Archived from
the original
on October 2, 2011
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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Dizik, Alina (August 9, 2011).
"
'Russian Dolls': I Really Can See Russia From My House ? Speakeasy ? WSJ"
.
The Wall Street Journal
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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Stasi, Linda (August 11, 2011).
"
'Russian Dolls' debuts on Lifetime, based on Russian Americans living in Brighton Beach ? NYPOST.com"
.
New York Post
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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Perigard, Mark A. (August 11, 2011).
"Lifetime's 'Dolls' plays to cultural stereotypes ? BostonHerald.com"
.
Boston Herald
. Archived from
the original
on September 12, 2012
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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Priymak, Artur (August 11, 2011).
"America's 'Russian Dolls' ? A spit in Russia's face ? English pravda.ru"
.
Pravda.ru
. Retrieved
11 August
2011
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Stanley, Alessandra (August 11, 2011).
"TELEVISION REVIEW; 'Russian Dolls' on Lifetime Shows Immigrant Glam ? Review"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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Werts, Diane (August 10, 2011).
"TV Review: 'Russian Dolls' ? 1 star ? am New York"
.
Am New York
. Archived from
the original
on March 23, 2012
. Retrieved
August 11,
2011
.
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