There's some interesting stories about Russian filmmaking, one of which was that Western films were available, only restricted to those who had a creative need to do so (for analytical purposes) and party officials. Very few films from outside Russia actually made it to the common Russians, and even between creative fields it was strict competition. If an animator wanted to see the ballet, for instance, he was required to under the table trade a ticket to a Disney film in exchange for a ballet ticket from one of the orchestra members. One of the odder aspects of communist life.