In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon. For decades under Soviet rule, Estonians gathered to sing folk songs that ...

On Dec. 17, 2024, a post on X showed a photo, purportedly from 1985, that listed Western musical acts allegedly banned in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The circulated list ...

February 3rd has witnessed a multitude of significant historical events that have shaped the course of nations and ...

Many forms of music were forbidden in the Soviet Union, especially in the first years of the Cold War. Western jazz and rock-and-roll were deemed the music of the enemy; Russian-émigré pop ...