Rock the USSR Part 2 (with Artemy Troitsky and Tom Garza)

About this Episode

Back for more via Zoom, Tom Garza joins Matt and Tom once again to discuss Russian rock during the late USSR period to modern-day Russia, the power of nostalgia, and the role of music in COVID-19. And this time legendary music critic Artemy Troitsky also joins from Estonia. To listen to the previous episode in this short series, follow this link: https://www.slavxradio.com/sovietskyrock As always, thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy!!

RAW and UNEDITED Zoom video:

For the episode in Russian with Artemy Troitsky please visit: https://www.slavxradio.com/troitskyinrussian

For more on the impact of rock and roll on the USSR, see a feature from PRI:
https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-05-19/how-rock-and-roll-brought-soviet-union-down
To read about Joanna Stingray, see: https://www.rbth.com/arts/330211-joanna-stingray

And check out the book Troitsky mentions: How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin by Leslie Woodhead https://www.amazon.com/How-Beatles-Rocked-Kremlin-Revolution-ebook/dp/B009SJZKFY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WXAE8411Y28M&keywords=how+the+beatles+rocked+the+kremlin&qid=1572282790&sprefix=the+beatles+rocked%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-1

Also, as mentioned by Tom Garza in the first episode ROCK THE USSR, Artemy Troitsky's famous book BACK IN THE USSR: THE TRUE STORY OF RUSSIAN ROCK is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Back-USSR-True-Story-Russia/dp/0571129978/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=artemy+troitsky&qid=1572282885&sr=8-3

Along similar lines, Troitsky in recent years released a new book on Soviet subculture, called (aptly enough) Subkultura: Stories of Youth and Resistance in Russia. https://www.cornerhousepublications.org/publications/artemy-troitsky-subkultura-stories-of-youth-and-resistance-in-russia-1815-2017/

Music credits:
Clips of songs included for educational purposes from YouTube videos of Valery Kipelov, Boris Grebenshchikov, and Artik & Asti.

CREDITS
Co-Host/Co-Producer: Tom Rehnquist (Connect: facebook.com/thomas.rehnquist)
Co-Host/Co-Producer: Matthew Orr (Connect: facebook.com/orrrmatthew)
Supervising Producer: Kathryn Yegorov-Crate
Associate Producer: Cullan Bendig
Associate Producer: Lera Toropin
Associate Producer: Samantha Farmer
Associate Producer: Milena D-K
Development Assistant: Luis Camarena
Production Intern: Jasmine Geraci
Additional Audio Editing: Jada Geraci

Executive Editor/Music Producer: Charlie Harper (Connect: facebook.com/charlie.harper.1485 Instagram: @charlieharpermusic) www.charlieharpermusic.com

Executive Producer & Creator: Michelle Daniel (Connect: facebook.com/mdanielgeraci Instagram: @michelledaniel86) www.msdaniel.com

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