The Russian Far Eastern Rock Samizdat and Alternative Print at the End of the XX Century
https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-2-28-36
Abstract
The purpose of the article is to identify examples of the Far Eastern rock samizdat and alternative printing in the late 20th century, to trace the interconnection between informal musical activities and regional rock magazines.
The article examines the causes and prerequisites for the emergence and development of musical samizdat and alternative printing in the Russian Far East from the mid1980s to the early 2000s, highlights regional centers such as Magadan, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok. It provides the description of musical publications from the late Soviet period, including DVR, Shtuchka, MITSAR, Provintsiya, Roker, and IGRA, as well as post-Soviet publications such as Grave Disgrace zine, RockListok, Pervy Pilot, Hatross zine, and Pantakrin.
The article identifies editorial teams and discusses the themes and contents of various sections. Attention is given to musical activities and the organization of rock festivals in Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, and Bolshoy Kamne, which contributed to the dissemination of printed materials.
The development of magazines is analyzed through the publishing activities of A. Gladchenko (from the handwritten fanzine Roker to the printed Grave Disgrace zine) and V. Mamontov (from Post-
Rock to Hatross zine). Evolutionary schemes of the Far Eastern rock samizdat and alternative printing is presented, alongside with examples of interaction within the region’s informal rock environment. The article reveals communication chains and connections among various publications, editors, and authors.
About the Author
V. V. Shatovkin
State Public Scientific Technological Library of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
Russian Federation
Leading Librarian of the Laboratory of Book Studies
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Shatovkin V.V. The Russian Far Eastern Rock Samizdat and Alternative Print at the End of the XX Century. Proceedings of SPSTL SB RAS. 2025;(2):28-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2025-2-28-36
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