Subtitles - Central Russia's Vampires (2021)

The following is a story inspired by the world of the 2021 Russian series Вампиры средней полосы (Vampires of Central Russia), centering on the delicate balance between ancient bloodsuckers and the modern bureaucracy of a sleepy provincial city.

"Jean! If you use my surgical silk to mend your designer trousers one more time, I’ll bury you in the vegetable patch!" Slava bellowed.

Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, or "Grandpa Slava" to the few who knew his true nature, sat in his cramped kitchen, nursing a mug of lukewarm pig’s blood mixed with chicory. To his neighbors, he was a grumpy pensioner with a penchant for historical trivia and a stubborn refusal to fix his leaky sink. In reality, he was the eldest vampire in the region, a man who had seen the Golden Horde come and go and still thought the invention of the internet was "a bit much." Central Russia's Vampires (2021) subtitles

For centuries, a secret pact had existed: the vampires could live among humans as long as they followed the "Covenant"—no killing, no turning without permission, and absolutely no drawing attention. In exchange, the human Keepers, led by the stern Irina Vitalevna, kept the police from asking why Grandpa Slava’s birth certificate predated the Romanovs.

In Central Russia, being a vampire isn't about capes or castles. It’s about family, survival, and making sure the neighbors don't notice you’ve been thirty-five for the last century. And in Smolensk, family always comes first—even if they’re already dead. The following is a story inspired by the

Their bickering was interrupted by a sharp, rhythmic knocking—the kind of knock that sounded like a legal summons. Slava froze. It was the Keepers.

Slava sighed, his shoulders sagging. He looked at Jean, who suddenly found the ceiling very interesting. Svyatoslav Vernidubovich, or "Grandpa Slava" to the few

The youngest was Zhenya, a tech-obsessed millennial vampire who spent most of his immortality making TikToks and accidentally short-circuiting the apartment's ancient wiring.