As a young kid in America during the Reagan Era, the powers that be really wanted us to fear the USSR and every thing it stood for! Yeah, we thought we were fighting injustices around the world like Apartheid, and the threat of Nuclear War loomed over our heads. Meanwhile over in Russia, change was in the air and the government was beginning to lose their grip on people’s lives. During this period, the youth of Russia began to express themselves by seeking out what subculture of the day spoke to them. The portraits below show young people expressing their right to be Goth, Punk and Metal. I love the way that kids will always find a way to be themselves, and say FUCK AUTHORITY!!!
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- Moscow, 1987. Photo by Asa Kari Frank.
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- Volgograd, 1988.
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- Moscow, 1989. Photo by Petra Gall.
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- Moscow, 1986. Photo by Sergey Borisov.
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- Moscow, 1986.
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- Leningrad, 1987. Photo by Yaroslav Mayev.
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- A note in The Face magazine, 1988.
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- A note about Moscow rockers in a Spanish magazine, 1990.
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- Punk girl. 1988. Photo by Yaroslav Mayev.
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- Shooting for the German magazine Blickpunkt. Moscow, 1987. Photo by Petra Gall.
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- 1987.
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- Article about Moscow rockers in a German magazine. 1988.
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- Cover of the Blickpunkt, 1988.
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- Leningrad, 1986. Photo by Natalia Vasilyeva.
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- Moscow, 1988. Photo by Yaroslav Mayev.
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- Moscow, 1987.
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- Moscow, 1987.
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- Moscow, 1987.
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- Moscow, 1988. Photo by Petra Gall.
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- Moscow, 1988.
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- Moscow, 1989. Photo by Sergey Borisov.
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- Moscow, 1988. Photo by Petra Gall.
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- Moscow, 1989.
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- Moscow, 1988. Photo by Yaroslav Mayev.
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- Moscow, 1985.
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- Moscow region, 1985.
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- 1988.
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- 1986.
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- Moscow, 1987.
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- 1988.
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- The SHAH band, 1987.
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- Omsk, 1989.
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- Moscow, 1987.
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- Moscow, 1988 / 1989.
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- 1989.
Dmitry Knyazev
May 12, 2016 at 11:52 pm
the guys at the last photo is Orthodox activists now.
Ilya Nikolaev
May 12, 2016 at 10:02 pm
A guy from the last pic, these days.
Bessie Vaughan
May 12, 2016 at 3:06 pm
Sasha Chinenova !
Sasha Chinenova
May 13, 2016 at 12:46 am
Thanks 🙂
George Necola
May 12, 2016 at 12:12 pm
Sofia Bolshakova
Jeferson Pizoni
May 12, 2016 at 8:30 am
Max Mahach
Michael Two-Sheds Bastas
May 12, 2016 at 6:58 am
Minka Maree
Sascha Hartung
May 12, 2016 at 6:48 am
Töff Malstroem
Ofri Krischer
May 12, 2016 at 6:19 am
Veronica Neustadt
Benoît Saulnier-Tremblay
May 12, 2016 at 5:19 am
Antoine Beaulieu
Ilya
May 12, 2016 at 12:55 am
The biker from the few pics now rolls with Putin and the church as a patriotic organisation. His name is Yura Hirurg (Surgeon). What a history of downfall.
And that band Shah used to participate in the whole Iron March thing, which was headed by Korroziya Metalla (Corrosion of Metal) bassist – Sergey Pauk (Spider) Troizkiy known for his nazi sympathy. But most of his “shock” acts” were aiming to raise popularity. He even tried to pull that Biafra election trick a few times, but failed in a funny and miserable way. As a matter of fact, a big part of russian metalheads and punks related to the right wing politics.
Anyways, metal and punk was the thing that kids desperately needed and found. Today I miss that wild attitude they used to have.