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Articles by Sergei Chernov

Conscripts' Relatives Fear They'll Be Sent to Ukraine Amid Alleged Coercion

Russian army conscripts are being tricked into signing up to become contract soldiers, and their relatives fear that once they turn professional, they...

Euromaidan Doc Set For Festival Showing

"Euromaidan: Rough Cut," a documentary made by young Ukrainian filmmakers about the three-month-long protest in Kiev that drove the former, pro-Russia...

Doc Festival Goes on Despite Culture Minister Calling Head 'Anti-Russian'

ArtDocFest, Russia's premiere documentary film festival, which runs Dec. 9-17, opens amid controversy following Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky's public...

Veteran Rock Band Televizor Plays Kiev

Most Russian bands have canceled their Ukrainian tours, fearing a backlash from Russian authorities, but ever-defiant St. Petersburg veteran rock band...

Gay Film Fest This Weekend in St. Pete

Side by Side, an annual LGBT film festival, will open in St. Petersburg on Thursday despite pressure on LGBT activists.

Swedish Rocker to Front St. Petersburg's Queerfest


ST. PETERSBURG — Queerfest, an annual celebration of LGBT art and culture has returned to downtown St. Petersburg after being forced last year...

St. Petersburg Plays Host to 2-Day Jazz Festival

More than 30 musical acts will perform at the northern capital's Petrojazz fest.

Arkady Kots: Riot Folk From Moscow

Moscow band Arkady Kots is one of the most interesting phenomena on Russia's politically conscious music scene.

Famous Rock Singer to Face Trial

Yury Shevchuk, singer, guitarist and songwriter, is not your typical Russian rock star. He is independent, socially conscious and outspoken.

Finnish Singer Aino Venna Plays Moscow

Aino Venna, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter from Finland, sings in English and French, blending folk, chanson, torch songs and pop.

Free Pussy Riot Fest A Success in St. Pete

Russia's first large concert in support of Pussy Riot and other political prisoners went ahead in St. Petersburg despite pressure from the authorities...

Legendary St. Pete Club Fish Fabrique Turns 18

St. Petersburg's pioneering rock club — and the oldest surviving in town — will mark its 18th anniversary this week with a concert by pop-rock...

Russian Musicians Hesitant to Back Pussy Riot

With more and more Western musicians — from Red Hot Chili Peppers to Peter Gabriel and Sting — showing their support for Pussy Riot, the female...

Soviet-Born Star Regina Spektor Returns to Moscow

Regina Spektor, the Moscow-born, New York-based singer songwriter, has returned to Russia for the first time since she emigrated to perform in St. Petersburg...

BalconyTV Set to Make Its Debut in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg will now have its own BalconyTV, the international daily online viral music show that features bands, musicians and other variety acts...

Nouvelle Brings New Theatrical Show to Arena

In the world of pop, you have to run to stay in the same place — or change constantly to keep your work interesting. That's exactly what Marc Collin...

Feminist Punk Band Become Unlikely Putin Foil

Pussy Riot, a feminist punk collective from Moscow, creates protest through its dissident songs and unsanctioned performances, including a brief unauthorized...

Markscheider Credo 'Just Having a Laugh'

Markscheider Kunst has managed to keep its sense of humor and have fun at its concerts, while its peers have grown deadly serious, according to the...

Leinonen Records Sound of Emotions

Ville Leinonen, the Finnish singer-songwriter whose diverse recording career encompasses everything from folk to bossa nova and daring experiments...

St. Petersburg Gets Refreshing 'Dusche'

A music club in a former 19th-century warehouse is part of a new, vibrant area in central St. Petersburg. The club Dusche, which is owned by members...

Tiger Lillies Not Really Daytime Television Fun

The Tiger Lillies, an accordion-driven Brechtian trio from London, are regular visitors to Russia and are set to play in Krasnoyarsk on Wednesday...

Rapper Slams Police After His 'Apology'

Rapper Noize MC, who was jailed for 10 days for “disorderly conduct” after Volgograd's police took offense at his mocking them in his music, has released...