In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon.

Some places are very strict when it comes to the power of music, and they are quick to ban anything that they think could ...

So you had the first inklings of free enterprise that the Soviet Union worked hard to ensure its music industry did not have. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) POPOV: (Through interpreter) When we started in ...

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 ...

The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991, with Synthesizing the Silk Roads offering a relic from this perhaps unlikely moment in music history. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up ...

Some of this music didn’t pass Soviet censorship, so now we can show the world the real sound of our country.” “Even the Forest Hums” pinwheels between sounds and scenes.

And this, by the 1980s, was pumping out around 200 million vinyl records just within the Soviet Union. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) EISENBERG: With the death of Stalin, ...

The discovery of one old record is breathing new life into a genre of Soviet-era music that hasn't been widely heard overseas for decades. Search Query Show Search. News. All Things Considered; ...

The discovery of one old record is breathing new life into a genre of Soviet-era music that hasn't been widely heard overseas for decades. Search Query Show Search. TEXAS NEWS.