: The most famous "Masha and Dasha" (names often swapped with Misha in casual searches) were Soviet conjoined twins who became media subjects during the Glasnost era in the late 1980s. Their story was documented by British journalist Juliet Butler .
It is easy to confuse "Sasha and Misha" with other famous Russian twins or media personalities due to the popularity of these names:
Born in Belarus in 1980 and later moving to Russia, the twins were scouted by British companies. Their media presence is characterized by: