{"id":11440,"date":"2018-11-29T07:04:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T07:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=11440"},"modified":"2018-11-29T00:23:22","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:23:22","slug":"russian-news-crackdown-on-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/russian-news-crackdown-on-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian News: Crackdown on Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you follow Russian news, you might have heard that several performers have had their concerts canceled lately\u2014for various reasons (or excuses?). Many commentators and the musicians themselves argue that the cancellations were motivated by a sort of &#8220;moral panic&#8221; over the bad influence of the affected bands on the Russian youth. Let us take a look of what brought on this wave of cancellations and how people reacted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11445\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11445\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11445\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"crowd at a concert\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Who Was Targeted And Why?<\/h2>\n<p>Several bands (<strong>\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0301\u043f\u043f\u044b<\/strong>) and performers (<strong>\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0438<\/strong>) have been affected. The Meduza website has a <a href=\"https:\/\/meduza.io\/feature\/2018\/11\/28\/po-vsey-strane-vlasti-sryvayut-kontserty-posmotrite-tablitsu-tam-uzhe-bolshe-20-sluchaev\">table of the recent incidents<\/a> (in Russian). Some of the more famous examples include the electronic duo <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/3luonLzvSOxdU8ytCaEIK8\">IC3PEAK<\/a> (pronounced &#8220;icepeak&#8221;), known for its creepy music videos like the one below, and the rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvertjournal.com\/features\/show\/8143\/new-east-100-husky-russian-rap-music\"><strong>\u0425\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/strong><\/a> (&#8220;Husky&#8221;). The common theme in all recent disruptions is that the performers were accused of promoting suicide, violence, drug use, and other social ills. For example, Novaya Gazeta (\u00ab<strong>\u041d\u043e\u0301\u0432\u0430\u044f \u0413\u0430\u0437\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0430<\/strong>\u00bb) reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u0425\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0438 \u0437\u0430\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0438 \u0443 \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0431\u0430 Bounce 21 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f\u0301, \u0433\u0434\u0435 \u0431\u044b\u043b \u043e\u0442\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0451\u043d \u0435\u0433\u043e\u0301 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0442 \u0438\u0301\u0437-\u0437\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0443\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043a\u0443\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0301\u0440\u044b, \u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0301\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0448\u0435\u0439 \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0301\u0441\u043d\u044f\u0445 \u0440\u044d\u0301\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u044b\u0301\u0432\u044b \u043a \u0441\u0443\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0301\u0434\u0443, \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u043b\u0438\u044e, \u044d\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0301\u0437\u043c\u0443 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0433\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0434\u0443 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0301\u0442\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432.<br \/>\nHusky was arrested on November 21 near the Bounce nightclub in Krasnodar, where his concert had been canceled because the prosecutor&#8217;s office had found encouragement of suicide, violence, extremism, and drug use in his songs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IC3PEAK - \u0421\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0438 \u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435 \u041d\u0435\u0442\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MBG3Gdt5OGs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What Happened?<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of the affected performers had a hard time securing a venue (<strong>\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0449\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0430<\/strong>) for their shows, with confirmed venues canceling and new ones unwilling to rent their space, allegedly under pressure from law enforcement (called <strong>\u0441\u0438\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/strong> in Russian slang). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfm.ru\/news\/400531\">BFM<\/a> describes the multiple disruptions experienced by IC3PEAK during their ongoing tour:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u041f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0301\u043d\u044b \u0440\u0430\u0301\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u2014 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445, \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0301\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e \u0431\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0431\u0435, \u043d\u0435\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0438 \u0441 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u043c.\u00a0\u0412 \u043d\u0435\u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0431\u0435\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0434\u0430\u0445 \u043c\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0436\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043a\u043b\u0443\u0301\u0431\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u044e\u0301\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0434\u0430\u0301\u0432\u044f\u0442 \u0441\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0445\u0443.<br \/>\nThe reasons range from fire safety considerations to bomb tips to problems with electricity. Unofficially, club managers acknowledge they are under pressure from above.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, Husky was denied entry into a concert venue and climbed on top of a parked car to perform for his fans. He was then arrested for disorderly conduct (<strong>\u0445\u0443\u043b\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h2>What Was the Reaction?<\/h2>\n<p>After learning about Husky&#8217;s case and other instances of cracking down on musicians, Russian rappers Oxxxymiron, Basta, and Noize MC organized and performed in a benefit concert to raise funds and awareness. Here is how Oxxxymiron announced that concert on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqkavShHlIs\/?utm_source=ig_embed<\/p>\n<p>Husky, who&#8217;d initially been sentenced to a 12-day sentence, was released ahead of that concert. There has been considerable coverage of the many artists whose shows have been disrupted, too. Whether the trend will continue remains to be seen, but it appears that many Internet commentators learned about the &#8220;banned&#8221; artists precisely as a result of the controversy around them. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Streisand_effect\">Streisand effect<\/a>, you say?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"crowd at a concert\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/11\/concert.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>If you follow Russian news, you might have heard that several performers have had their concerts canceled lately\u2014for various reasons (or excuses?). Many commentators and the musicians themselves argue that the cancellations were motivated by a sort of &#8220;moral panic&#8221; over the bad influence of the affected bands on the Russian youth. 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