Nautilus Pompilius - Collective Onus, eng sub // Russian classic rock, 1986

The original amv: The video fragments were taken from a 1995 Japanese animated film called Memories (in Russia it is called Memories of the Future), ep.3: Cannon Fodder. you can read my translation of this song here: I love the song and this video is a great illustration for it, but I also would like to make subtitles for a live of this song later. OK, prepare yourself for A LOT of notes for these lyrics. First of all, the phrase “Collective onus”. Actually, I wasn’t sure how I should translate the expression. We use it when we mean that a group of people is “tied” by something, probably criminal, and if anyone of the group will be caught, everyone will be caught and punished eventually. So, everyone is equal in that group, and no one can leave it (that is why it “sullies like soot” – you will never be able to wash it away). The only thing each member is able to do is hoping t