Hardcore SEO in the CIS: How Sites Were Promoted in 2009 and What Changed by 2026

In 2009, the whole Russian-speaking internet was sharing a video called “Russian SEO” — a parody of the Russian musical film “Stilyagi” (Hipsters, 2008). In a couple of minutes it showed the daily life of an SEO specialist: his wishes, dreams and hopes, and of course the strictness of Yandex, the main search engine in Russia and much of the CIS :-). Back then I posted it here with the words “Respect to the creator!”

Today the video is blocked on YouTube after a complaint from the film’s rights holder, so all that’s left is memories. But we can remember what the SEO it was making fun of looked like.
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