Background Materials
Some background materials for consultation before the seminar on 20 February 2008:
•K. Kinchev’s (Alisa) recent video is an interesting instance of contemplating the past:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7ySRgq-Ark
•A perceptive (and brief) intro to Grebenshikov by Julia Barton. 1998:
http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1998/06/10feature.html
• A generic short article on Soviet rock for those who never heard about it, from Moscow Guide (by V. Kozlov)—the nostalgic view:
http://guides.moscowtimes.ru/articles/detail.php?ID=11764" http://guides.moscowtimes.ru/articles/detail.php?ID=11764
•Russian underground rock scene today: the location is different but the sentiment is the same. For concerts, postings and chats check out ‘Russian Underground in Israel’:
http://www.rock-club.org/
•On nationalism in Russian rock:
Julia Friedman and Adam Weiner , ‘Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Holy Rus’ and Hard Cash in Post-Soviet Rock Music,’ pp. 110–137. In Consuming Russia: Popular Culture, Sex, and Society Since Gorbachev. Edited by Adele Barker, Duke University Press, 1999.
If you read this essay, make sure to watch Nikita Riazansky video on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-JosAuHH2c
