Guest:

Alexander Herbert is a graduate student at the University of Chicago working on Modern Russian History. He has been involved with the Russian punk scene extensively for about 4 years and has contributed articles to Razorcake and Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll. Along with his degree work and raising a 1 year old, Alexander has been compiling a collection of interviews, fanzines, lyrics, and records on Russian punk from 1978-2015.

Alexander is looking for a publisher for the English translation of (Proverochnaya Lineyka or Straight Edge’s) Peter’s memoir Exodus. You can find a German article about the book here. If your interested in publishing the book, I can provide Alexander’s contact information.

Music:

Otdel Samoiskoreneniia (Self-Eradication Department), “Voinaya Monarkhiia,” 1983. You can find a remastered version of the album confiscated by the KGB here.

Proverochnaia Lineika (Straight Edge), “Papa,” 2004.

Ricochet, “Cinema Paradiso,” 2011.

Russian Punk Rock Resources

Film

Vladimir Kozlov’s documentary Traces in the Snow on the Siberian Political Punk scene.

Influential Soviet/Russian Bands

Avtomaticheski Udovletvoriteli

Otdel Samoiskoreneniia

Grazhdanskaya Oborona

Obekt Nasmeshek

Narodnoe Opolchenie

Televizor

DDT

Sektor Gaza

Karol i shut

Vibrator

Tarakany

Naiv

Solomennye Enoty

Proverochnaya Lineyka

Zhenskaya Bolezn’ (80s all female punk/metal)

Pincher (contemporary feminist punk)

Minefield

Scrap Monsters

Party Breaker

Hopes and Disasters

East Beat Records

Other bands worth listening to:

Ricochet

Purgen

Brigadny Podryad

Milligan (Izhevsk)

Cretin Boys

Mashnin Band

Till I die

Uchetel Trudna

Smex

What we Feel

Distemper

Spory (Kazan)

Labels, music, journalism sites:

Feddy Begemot’s recording site

Siyanie Records

Sad Wave