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Soviet rock finds new status in official culture
In a shift under Gorbachev, Soviet rock moves from underground to state sanctioned culture. Aquarium and Kino are now recorded by Melodiya, with public performances in Leningrad and Moscow signaling official tolerance. Foreign interest grows as artists network with Western fans, while youth debate state promotion and punk fashion remains contentious.
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Moscow
Boris Grebenshikos
Radio Arica
Aquarium
Melodiya
Sovet Unions
Leningrad
Grebenshikov
Soviet Union
Mikhail S Gorbachev
Kremlin
Chernobyl
Komsomol
Joanna Stingray
Los Angeles
Kino
Alisa
Strange Games
United States
Red Wave
Stingray
West
Autograph
America
Bob Dylan
Simon and Garfunkel
Andrei Voznesensky
Voznesensky
Rock Laboratory
Cntic
Artem Trotsky
Pink Floyd
Sand