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1. Library, Lenin, LitRave

The Russian State Library was an unlikely venue for a one-night music festival.

Tags: russia file, music, festival, Moscow, library
2. Instasamka's London Show Is Cancelled

A London show was cancelled after the performer was alleged to have donated to the Russian army.

Tags: politics, russians abroad, russians in london, music, instasamka, war in ukraine
3. Russia's War on Metal

Raids, fear, and censorship: Russia's metal scene faces pressure as authorities target concerts, fans, and artists.

Tags: dissent, law, culture, music, russia file
4. Now Queen is LGBT Propaganda

A Moscow man was fined for "LGBT propaganda" after posting pictures from Queen's 1984 music video, "I Want to Break Free."

Tags: politics, censorship, dissent, social issues, music, lgbt
5. Imprisoned for a Playlist

A Moscow professor was sentenced to three years in prison for adding Ukrainian songs to his Vkontakte playlist.

Tags: VKontakte, music, political prisoners, Moscow, dissent, war in ukraine
6. Singing Can Get You Jailtime

A group of street performers was arrested for performing songs by "foreign agents" in central St. Petersburg.

Tags: political prisoners, politics, foreign agents, music, Monetochka, dissent, st petersburg
7. Sanctions after the Bra Storm?

American rapper Tyga performed in Moscow after Russia's three-year Hollywood drought.

Tags: boycott, war in ukraine, sanctions, music, concert, tyga
8. From Bashkortostan to the Global Charts

A band from Bashkortostan has gone viral for an electro-folk song about a Bashkir epic poem.

Tags: Ufa, internet, folk art, folktales, bashkortostan, music
9. A Musical Military Meme

A new Russian music video blends masculinity and a meme, to wacky effect.

Tags: military, men, meme, music
10. Punk in Russia, Prisoner in Kazakhstan

A punk musician fled persecution in Russia. Then he was detained in Kazakhstan.

Tags: political repression, russians abroad, music, war in ukraine, Kazakhstan, dissent

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