Soviet cassette tape culture: home dubbing, underground shows, censorship

📼 The cassette revival, whether real or imaginary, has re-ignited the interest in cassette culture. In this video I will talk about 1980s Soviet and then 1990s Russian cassette culture. Short version on Medium: @ReflectiveObserver/russian-cassette-culture-4adf115ab468?source=friends_link&sk=6167efff4b417e803ec95c953e9bbaaa --- Copyright disclaimer: Materials listed below are used in accordance to “Fair Use“ principle. Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. List of used images (incomplete): A screenshot of the article from The Telegraph | A chapter from the book “My friend - a tape recorder“, 1973 by M. Zgut. Compact Cassette Proton compared to TDK | diecast43 | | @N07/36708619696/in/photostream/ Four Compact Cassettes Proton | diecast43 | |@N07/36359051910/in/photostream/ Shell of Compact Cassette Proton made in USA | diecast43 | Russian samizdat and photo negatives of unofficial literature in the | Wikimedia Commons | : Samizdat Typewriter | List of used videos: Еловая субмарина. Майк из группы “Зоопарк“ (М. Науменко) | Еловая субмарина. Вечный пост. Памяти Башлачева | Коммунисты мальчишку поймали, потащили его в КГБ - Борис Гребенщиков | Калинов мост Квартирник | Машина Времени - Скачки (Минск, 1981) | Машина Времени - Марионетки (Live) | Scorpions - Still Loving You (original video) | Scorpions - Wind Of Change (Official Music Video) | Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video) | Eurythmics - Missionary Man (Official Video) | Modern Talking - Cheri Cheri Lady (Official Music Video) | Modern Talking - Atlantis Is Calling (. For Love) (Official Music Video) | “Ты супер!“. Суперсезон. Выпуск №1 | Пелагея, Полина Гагарина и Валерий Сюткин — «Угадай мелодию» | «Рынок шкур»: Тайная жизнь популярных инстаграмщиц. Андрей Малахов. Прямой эфир от | Шоу Настя выпуск 1 | 1-09 Группа «Ступени» – Перекати-поле | Квартирник у Гороховского , Санкт-Петербург |