Back in the USSR
Book • 1987
Artemy Troitsky's 'Back in the USSR: The True Story of Russian Rock' traces the underground rock movement in the Soviet Union from its clandestine beginnings to wider recognition, combining reportage, interviews, and first‑hand recollections.
Troitsky, a leading commentator on Russian popular music, documents the scene's key bands, personalities, and events, showing how music intersected with politics and youth culture.
The book covers landmark moments, festivals, and the networks that sustained musicians outside official channels, offering cultural and historical context.
Troitsky explores censorship, samizdat distribution, and the creative strategies artists used to survive and communicate under repression.
The work is widely regarded as a foundational English‑language resource on Soviet and Russian rock history.
Troitsky, a leading commentator on Russian popular music, documents the scene's key bands, personalities, and events, showing how music intersected with politics and youth culture.
The book covers landmark moments, festivals, and the networks that sustained musicians outside official channels, offering cultural and historical context.
Troitsky explores censorship, samizdat distribution, and the creative strategies artists used to survive and communicate under repression.
The work is widely regarded as a foundational English‑language resource on Soviet and Russian rock history.
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