Punk culture is currently having a revival worldwide and is poised to extend and mutate even more as youth unemployment and youth alienation increase in many countries of the world. In Russia, its power to have an impact and to shock is well illustrated by the state response to activist collective and punk band Pussy Riot. This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of punk culture in contemporary Russia. It explores the vibrant punk music scenes and the social relations underpinning them in three contrasting Russian cities. It relates punk to wider contemporary culture and uses the Russian example to discuss more generally what constitutes 'punk' today.

Auteur

Ivan Gololobov is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick, UK

Hilary Pilkington is Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, UK

Yngvar B Steinholt is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Literature and Culture at Troms University, Norway

Contenu

Punk, but Not as we Know it: Rethinking Punk from a Post-Socialist Perspective 2. The Evolution of Punk in Russia 3. St Petersburg: Big City - Small Scenes 4. Krasnodar: Perpendicular Culture in the Biggest Village on Earth 5. Vorkuta: A Live Scene in a 'Rotting City' 6. Conclusion