Russkoje Video

1st Logo (1989)
Visuals: A computerized orbiting Earth planet shrinks, while an irregular 10-sided star shape accompanied with a thin diagonal bar that hits the left-most of the Africa continent, in which the planet stops orbiting. A bar sticks out of the irregular shape that reveals the words "РУССКОЕ ВИДЕО" with a fuzzy 4-pointed star shape accompanying it. As it's finished revealing, the star shrinks, the star and the words zoom and settle in their places.

Technique: Analog computer animation.

Audio: A custom upbeat synth theme.

Availability: So far appears on В ожидании Элизабет.

2nd Logo (October 30, 1990-1992)
Visuals: On a black background, there is a stylized abstract "RV" symbol with the colors of the Russian flag, with "RUSSKOJE VIDEO" next to it, and two white thin bars, one below that is rounded within the symbol.

Variants:


 * An animated version exists on home video releases: On a black background, the compressed words for "RUSSKOJE VIDEO" slide from below and settle in their places off-center. The elements for the symbol form in, and when it's finished, the words stretch in and settle atop of the symbol.
 * On Палач, the logo shares screen with the Ladoga logo, the below bar is red, and the text is in cornflower blue.
 * On Тайна, the logo slowly zooms into the screen.

Technique: A still, printed image.

Audio: None.

Audio Variant: For the animated version, a brief synth triumphant fanfare.

Availability: Seen on Палач, Афганский Излом and Тайна.