“We seek to translate the whispers of the Siberian wilderness and the echoing walls of the post‑industrial city into visual languages that provoke empathy, question authority, and celebrate the small, resilient beings that survive in the margins.”
Between approximately 2007 and 2010, a group based in Novosibirsk, Russia, operated under the online brand “1st Studio.” They produced and distributed video files that exploited minors, including girls known by pseudonyms such as “Masha” (later identified as Masha Babko) and “Veronika Babko.” The group referred to their series as “Siberian Mouse” or “Siberian Mouses” (a deliberate misspelling). i 1st studio siberian mouse masha and veronika babko work