Ilya Kharkōw is a queer writer living in exile from Ukraine, where his native town is now under Russian occupation. His writing is a testament to the power of resilience, creativity, and a refusal to be silenced.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Reconstruction
Boris Grebenshchikov, a founding father of Russian rock music and voice for peace, has been creating music for over fifty years. The following interview was conducted in two parts in 1984 by Joanna Stingray, an American who smuggled tape recordings of Aquarium, along with several other bands, out of the Soviet Union.
“People Are Waking Up”
“I hope that all this music which is being created will change the way of thinking…the young people here will try and discover themselves – to begin to live! That is what I am hoping for – to awaken them, to make them free in their own lives.” —Boris Grebenshchikov, April 1984
The Nomadic Journal 