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'''Logo:''' On an off-white background, we see a thick black line wipe onto the screen from the left side, going right. It begins vibrating horizontally as it continues moving, and then a gray ball comes from off-screen left and begins bouncing along it at a fast pace. It then falls off as the line stops moving. Then we cut to a large close-up of the ball from a bird's eye view as it falls down into the center and disappears. Two closely-spaced black rings then shoot out from the center of the screen, which is immediately followed by a black circle that fills the screen to create a black background. Then, a stone mask, which is of Chinese Taoist philosopher Guo Xiang and a three-pawed toad sitting on top of his head, fades in. Finally, "{{Font|Times|{{Font color|#CC7E31|'''ВИD'''}}}}" fades in and shines underneath in large bronze letters, which is Russian for "VID", although it uses a Latin "{{Font|Times|{{Font color|#CC7E31|'''D'''}}}}" rather than a Cyrillic "Д", resulting in the text looking like "{{Font|Times|{{Font color|#CC7E31|'''BND'''}}}}".

'''Editor's Note:''' Not only is this logo perhaps the most infamous Russian logo, but it has been deemed one of the scariest logos ever made by the logo community due to multiple aspects such as the mask of Guo Xiang, which has been deemed creepy and unfriendly-looking by many, the transition featuring the rings and black circle, and the dramatic 5-note fanfare. Variants such as the April Fools variant have also been viewed as scary, though they are also seen as slightly tamer than the original logo. In spite of its infamous reputation, this logo has developed a cult following, especially in Russia, and has been the subject of various memes and even a screamer known as "VID of Doom".

'''Availability:''' Ultra rare to extinct.

'''Editor's Note:''' The mask is once again the problem, but the promo does seem to be a funny one.

 

'''Logo:''' On a black background with a golden frame, we see a lump of plasticine in the frame. Human hands appear, and they sculpt a newspaper.The black background slowly fades into a white background while the newspaper is being modeled. Then the hands sculpt a radio from the newspaper. The hands then press a button on the radio then to a television. During the modeling of the television, "{{Font color|#FFAF00|Лучше один раз увидеть}}" ("It is better to see once" in English) is inscribed below the frame. Then it cuts to the hands modeling the right antenna of the television. Then when goes back to the original position of the camera. The hands press the center small button and turns the big button. Then the screen shows the tail end of the 1st logo. The background turns back to black. It zooms into the television screen when the color of its background changes. Then the "Лучше один раз увидеть" shrinks and then transforms into "VID" with a flash.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A pop tune with newspaper sounds as the newspaper is almost formed (which is actually "Tied Up" by Yello). When the text transforms into "VID", we hear the last 2-notes of the 2nd logo's fanfare.

'''Editor's Note:''' A very unique and fun logo which utilizes stop-motion techniques to great effect.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A low sonic tone with wind blowing in the background, quiet pings in timing with the numbers counting down, followed by a rearranged, more dramatic version of the 1st logo fanfare.

'''Availability:''' Seen before two concerts: ''ВИD-АнтиСПИD'' (''VID Anti-AIDS'') in 1994, and ''Центр циклона'' (''The Center of the Cyclone'') in 1995.