Russian musicians undermine the Putin regime

Russian musicians undermine the Putin regime

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norman lebrecht

July 14, 2022

Here’s a sampling of samizdat music, being shared secretly in Russia.

The Playlist comes from the independent Moscow Times.

The first production is quite brilliantly subversive.

 

Comments

  • Yodi says:

    On a related note, interesting that Putin has yet to find his Wagner.

    Putin has at his disposal plenty of musician hacks to serve his nationalist pretentions, but no Russian composer he can co-opt for his ideology.

  • Bloom says:

    It is not only subversion. It is outright anger. Frustration. Fear. And despair. The feeling of collective failure and damnation.

  • Gustavo says:

    How can we be sure this isn’t western propaganda?

  • Freewheeler says:

    All three were horrible. I could have done without that, no matter their political persuasions.

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