Culture of stagnation era and the Last Soviet

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Culture of stagnation era and the Last Soviet Generation

Culture of stagnation era and the Last Soviet Generation

Era of “Stagnation” 1964 -1982 � Military buildup and the expansion of Soviet international

Era of “Stagnation” 1964 -1982 � Military buildup and the expansion of Soviet international influence � Decline of economy (but high oil prices) � “Little deal”: toleration of semilegal and illegal economic activities � Suppression of Prague spring 1968 Problematic term “zastoi” (stagnation), authored by Gobachev

Cultural explanation of stagnation according to Yurchak � “The rise of the performative dimension

Cultural explanation of stagnation according to Yurchak � “The rise of the performative dimension of authoritative discourse”; discourse as frozen, normalised � Unanticipated meanings (interests, activities) � Cannot be qualified as resistance

Informal cultures of late Socialism � Yurchak: deterritorialisation: production of new meanings and forms

Informal cultures of late Socialism � Yurchak: deterritorialisation: production of new meanings and forms of life not despite but as part of the Soviet discourse � Deterritorialised milieus: � Being vnye (outside) � Svoi (“us” versus “them”) � “internal emigration” � Examples: literary clubs, archeological circles, tusovki (“hanging out”)

Living vnye (outside) the Soviet system � “the Great coffee revolution” of the early

Living vnye (outside) the Soviet system � “the Great coffee revolution” of the early 1960 s, cafe “Saigon” � Place for meetings, discussions, exchange of unpublished literature, poetry, creativity � not political opposition or dissidents Obshchenie (communication) as a norm of life.

Informal movements � Stilyagi (1940 - 1950 s) � Hippies (late 1960 s) �

Informal movements � Stilyagi (1940 - 1950 s) � Hippies (late 1960 s) � Mit’ki (1970 -80 s) � Punks (from the 1980 s) � http: //www. youtub e. com/watch? v=t 31 Li. Drn. SRU&feature=r elated � http: //www. youtub e. com/watch? v=a. L HK 6 FHb. USA � http: //www. youtub e. com/watch? v=Bh gf 4 YSw 4 f. Y&feature =related

Music scene � � � Bards (poetry sung to a guitar) 1960 -70 s

Music scene � � � Bards (poetry sung to a guitar) 1960 -70 s Bulat Okudzhava Vladimir Vysotsky Aleksander Galich http: //www. youtube. com/w atch? v=Ojiq 5854 iv 4&featur e=related Boiler rooms � � � Rock-culture late 1970 s 80 s Bands: “DDT” (Shevchuk) Akvarium (Boris Grebenshchikov); “Alisa”, “Auktsion”, “Zoopark”, “Kino” Settings: Boiler rooms Kvartirniki http: //rutube. ru/tracks/27 4394. html? v=cccc 04420 b 0 5 c 3 bc 01 d 48 f 66 d 3502 cc 2 http: //rutube. ru/tracks/23 0929. html? v=cf 91 c 6 f 09589 a 7 d 5 d 15 fbaaffeabb 768

Women in Russian rock music � Ianka (Diagileva) � Umka (Ania Gerasimova) � http:

Women in Russian rock music � Ianka (Diagileva) � Umka (Ania Gerasimova) � http: //www. youtub e. com/watch? NR=1 &v=e. O_YVAF 0 jtc