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Soviet Union

Paul McCartney - Musician - The Beatles - Wings - 1970s

‘Back in the USSR’: The Paul McCartney solo album released exclusively in Soviet Russia

At the height of the Cold War.

Ben Forrest
Feb 9, 2025
Five Easy Masterpieces- an introduction to Eastern Bloc bands

Five Easy Masterpieces: an introduction to Eastern Bloc bands

Overlooked gems

Tom Phelan
Jan 30, 2025
Soviet Union - Music - Communist - General

What was the first American album to be officially released in the USSR?

An unlikely trailblazer.

Ben Forrest
Jan 26, 2025
Soviet Union - Music - Communist - General

The strange tale of the first US number one from behind the Iron Curtain

A convenient hit?

Tom Taylor
Jan 19, 2025
László Dubrovay- The Hungarian composer who pioneered electronic experimental music

László Dubrovay: The Hungarian composer who pioneered electronic experimental music

Today, electronic music exists firmly within the mainstream and can be heard on virtually every track in the singles chart on any given week of…

Ben Forrest
Nov 7, 2024
The Beatles - Apple Corps - 2024

How The Beatles’ Hard Days Night breached the Iron Curtain

A rip in the curtain…

Lucy Harbron
Oct 1, 2024
Magnitizdat- Bootleg music versus the USSR

Magnitizdat: Bootleg music versus the USSR

Even Stalin couldn’t stop rock and roll…

Ben Forrest
Jun 25, 2024
Sergei Bondarchuk - Director - War and Peace - 1965

The unmistakably unique period pieces of Sergei Bondarchuk

Bringing ‘War and Peace’ to the screen.

Thomas Coll
Feb 27, 2024
Arsenal- The Soviet anti-war film that caught the attention of Joseph Stalin

Arsenal: The Soviet anti-war film that caught the attention of Joseph Stalin

A striking portrayal of the horrors of war.

Ben Forrest
Feb 12, 2024
Dean Reed - Soviet Union - Red Elvis

Red Elvis: the story of the first Soviet superstar

The first Soviet superstar

Sam Kemp
Mar 10, 2023
The Soviet concert in 1922 that predicted modern music - Far Out Magazine

Baku 1922: The historic Soviet concert that predicted the entirety of modern music

A whole city in song.

Tom Taylor
Feb 4, 2023
Red Elvis and The Singing Revolution- A brief history of how the Soviet Union was folked to breaking point - Far Out Magazine

Red Elvis and The Singing Revolution: A brief history of how the Soviet Union was folked to breaking point

Culture clashes.

Tom Taylor
Jan 26, 2023

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