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1. Bi-2 Members Released from Thai Detention

The anti-war music group Bi-2 was held in Thailand, and Russian officials were not too hasty to bail them out. 

Tags: rock music, thailand, anti-war, bi-2
2. Russia Cuts Ties with a Rock Star

The Ministry of Justice has declared Zemfira a foreign agent, due to her opposition to Russia's War on Ukraine.

Tags: war in ukraine, ministry of justice, foreign agents, foreign agent, rock music, zemfira
3. Bass Guitar, Baby Goats, and a Break for Guys

In this week's Odder News: a rocker's dream, a holiday for men, and goat saviors.

Tags: trees, environment, crime, rock music, goats, holiday
4. Russia Wrapped: A Year of Music in Review

2021 is drawing to a close, which means that we have fascinating data on popular streaming trends in Russian-language music. 

Tags: video, rap, morgenshtern, zemfira, Internet, yandex, russian music, rock music, pop music, music, indie music
5. Defending a Mural to the Death

If you don't know short-lived Soviet rock musician Igor Talkov, you should. His St. Petersburg mural is under threat.

Tags: sergei bodrov, celebrities, rock music, painting, mural, igor talkov
6. Even Communists Like Rock

A very uncharacteristic tweet about a famous Soviet rockstar has many Russians scratching their heads. Apparently, even communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov can't resist a catchy tune. 

Tags: twitter, perestroika, soviet era, music, rock music, Tsoy, communists, communism
7. Spotify: Popular Music in Russia

The world-wide music-playing platform recently ranked the most popular music in Russia.

Tags: rock music, pop, rap
8. New Kino Clip

The musical group Kino has released a new music video with archive vocals from Victor Tsoy.

Tags: rock music, Tsoy
9. Tsoy's Last Concert

A recording of Viktor Tsoy’s last concert with his group Kino has recently been rediscovered.

Tags: rock music
10. Perestroika Without Pleasure

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Yanka Dyagileva’s punk rock album Anhedonia, the greatest monument to perestroika that you’ve never heard of.

Tags: rock music, music, Yanka Dyagileva, punk music, perestroika
By Tiffany Zhu

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