Description: Describes the Russian rock music counterculture and how it is changing in response to Russia's transition from a socialist to a capitalist society. It explores the lived experiences, the thoughts and feelings of the rock musicians as they meet the challenges of change.
Brief description: Thomas Cushman is Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College and a Fellow at the Harvard Russian Research Center.
Review Quotes:
"Not only is this book's argument brilliant, but it is also extremely well written. It is a delight to read. Outstanding." -- Stjepan Mestrovic, Texas A&M University