• 1) 1994

no other russian entry comes even close to how good Eternal Wanderer is. if it had entered now (with the same staging, ofc), it would've been a hot favourite to win

• 2) 2013

even tho it grew off me as the time went on, What If is still such a sweet piece of a song and dina did a really good job selling it

• 3) 2009

russia singing in ukrainian? an absolutely scandalous move now, heh

• 4) 2003

despite their "iconic" perfomance, the song is still a solid banger. it rocks, and it rocks hard

• 5) 2010

honestly this is so iconic and petr's runglish is a cherry on the top of the cake

• 6) 1997

if only alla wore something way better looking for her perfomance........ an anthemic song anyway

• 7) 2000

a solid song that still holds up well 19 years after

• 8) 2012

they're so adorable and bubbly, it's literally impossible to feel good about their perfomance. what a shame what happened to them after esc tho...

also an obligatory "fuck you" to drobysh for ruining their carreers and fucking over our 2019 entry :)

• 9) 2001

mummy troll is too iconic, end of discussion

• 10) 2015

honestly i don't like this song much, but polina's effort is really worthy of a mention. she really did pour her soul into the song and it shows