Punk Rock and the Collapse of the USSR

[Alexander Herbert]

Greetings to all Colleagues, Professors, and Undergraduate students,

    I am a graduate student at Indiana University, working with Professor Ben Eklof in 19th century Russian History. As a side project, a friend and I are attempting to piece together what we hope might be an in-depth history about underground Punk Rock and Hardcore immediately before, during, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union (were looking at 1985-present). 
   I spent half a year in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod, where I was swept into a large underground hardcore music scene deeply rooted in the colloquiums and nuances of American and British Hardcore Punk Rock. I was able to successfully network across a wide range of "extreme music" lovers, but I was unable to come into contact with any late Soviet generation punk rockers.
   I was wondering if anyone in the network has any possibly resources that might be of use to us in our Soviet- era study. Whether you have personal experience, or you know of a publication-- any help would be great. 
 Even if you just want to discuss the project a bit, please feel free to contact me.

All inquiries and aids can be sent to Alherber at indiana.edu
Cheers,
- Alexander Herbert

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