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Love, Peace and Rock 'n' Roll on Gorky Street [pdf]
- jruohonen 3y agoPrompted by this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38508145 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38508145 That is to say, it was never black and white even back then, as it seldom is. There is also a documentary by Terje Toomitsu about these Soviet hippies who, expectedly, were also oppressed by the intelligence services. Toomitsu also did a TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_A97fC4PBk&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_A97fC4PBk&t=6s I am not sure how solid the history writing on this topic is, but I bet the Finnish public broadcaster played a significant role.
- 082349872349872 3y agoSee also https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Дом_Солнца https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Дом_Солнца for a recent (2010) depiction of Soviet hippiedom.