In the late 1970s, Central Asia could seem to some like just another stagnating Soviet backwater. News of the day praised economic achievements that weren't real — just as local communist leaders ...

Viola in Vilnius notes the popularity of Russian pop music in Lithuania. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and ...

Music is a powerful tool of resistance, and has been used this way for centuries. In the late years of USSR music played a big role in supporting dissent and new ideas. More recently, in Russia, which ...