Please join the Harriman Institute for a discussion on Russian Anti-War Rock Music Today with Artemy Troitsky.

After the Russian-Ukrainian full-scale war broke out in February 2022 the whole cultural landscape in Russia has changed drastically. The artistic community split up: many musicians fled the country, while others became war supporters. Both in Russia and abroad there’s a new impressive wave of protest and anti-war songs and statements by rockers, rappers and even pop stars.

Artemy Troitsky (b.1955) is Russian journalist, broadcaster, writer and academic. He is probably the world’s best-known expert on Soviet and Russian rock music and youth subcultures. His books include: Back in the USSR: The true story of rock in Russia (1987); Tusovka: Whatever happened to the Soviet underground culture (1990); Subkultura: Two centuries of Russian youth in resistance (2017).
Since 2014 lives in exile in Estonia, writes and presents weekly radio show and podcast on Radio Liberty and several video blogs.

Important Note

Registration required. Please note that all attendees must follow Columbia’s COVID-19 Policies and Guidelines. Columbia University is committed to protecting the health and safety of its community.  To that end, all visiting alumni and guests must meet the University requirement of full vaccination status in order to attend in-person events.  Vaccination cards may be checked upon entry to all venues.