Soviet Punk & New Wave in the 1980s: A Pivotal Decade (History of Soviet Rock Part 2)

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80s music in the Soviet Union has been compared to the 60s in America and Western Europe. Not in terms of sound, but cultural significance. It was a breakout decade where rock, punk, new wave and dance music reached a creative zenith, despite crackdowns from the authorities, and political upheaval.

Link to part 1:
Also, as promised in the video, here's the link to Kino - "Pack of Cigarettes" translated lyrics:

Playlist of songs in this video + more 80s Soviet punk: (Not all bands are on Spotify, unfortunately)

ALL SONGS IN THIS VIDEO (In order of apperance):
0:00 Vova Blue & The Brothers Of The Mind (Вова Синий и Братья По Разуму) - "My Youth" ("Молодость моя")
0:39 Vova Blue - "Be Quiet!" ("Молчать!")
1:20 Vova Blue - "Blue Dream" ("Голубая мечта")
2:04 Centre (Центр) - "Radioactivnost" ("Радиоактивность")
2:46 Akvarium (Аквариум) - "Vana Khoya" ("Вана Хойа")
4:14 Mike Naumenko - "Leto" ("Лето - Песня Для Цоя")
5:18 The Russians (Россияне) - "There Will Be a Day" ("Будет день")
5:38 Kino (Кино́) - "Films" ("Фильмы")
5:44 Strange Games (Странные игры) - "Aha" ("Ага")
6:24 Centre (Центр) - Forever and Ever ("Навсегда")
6:52 Zvuki Mu (Зву́ки Му) - "Spiritualism" ("Спиритизм")
7:10 Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Гражданская Оборона) - "Optimism" ("Оптимизм")
7:32 Original (Оригинал) - "How Do You Know?" ("Сен Қайдан Биласан")
8:37 Time Machine (Машина времени) - "Crystal City" ("Хрустальный город")
10:15 Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Гражданская Оборона) - "Harakiri" ("Харакири")
10:27 Akvarium (Аквариум) - "Rock 'N' Roll Is Dead" ("Рок-н-ролл мертв")
11:27 Televizor (Телевизор) - "Your Dad's a Fascist" ("Твой папа - фашист")
12:00 DDT (ДДТ) - "Хиппаны"
13:19 Forum (Форум) - "Let's Call Each Other" ("Давайте созвонимся")
14:02 Zvuki Mu (Зву́ки Му) - "Gadopiatikna"
14:30 Auktyon (АукцЫон) - "Nepman" ("Нэпман")
15:15 Kino (Кино́) - "I Want Change" ("Перемен")
15:26 Kino - "The Last Hero" ("Последний герой")
16:54 Boris Grebenshikov - "Radio Silence"
17:38 Kino - "Pack of Cigarettes" ("Пачка сигарет")
19:57 Vova Blue (solo) - "Redhead" ("Рудый")
20:32 Akvarium (Аквариум) - "Vana Khoya" ("Вана Хойа")