
Boris Grebenshchikov: Culture and protest in Russia
The Interview
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Do You Think You Have Influence in Russia Beyond Your Music?
I cannot really imagine me going back to Russia at the moment because I will be at mercy of some people at whose mercy I wouldn't like to be at. So it's a form of protest then you're staying away? Oh, survival. Or is it... It's a vital survival. You formed your rock band Aquarium in 1972 when that art form was illegal in the Soviet Union. And you're hugely popular in Russia across the generations and also with the Russian diaspora wherever they are. Do you believe that you have music, you have influence in Russia beyond your music? I would never dare to have an influence, but what I can do, I can share the beauty and
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