From Russia with Rock

A Finnish documentary about the feelings of a rock generation in the Soviet Union during Gorbachev's regime: the film follows underground bands' rise to publicity, the country's first "official" rock festival called the Moscow Rock Panorama-87 and the rocket-like ascent of Uralian Nautilus Pompilius into the starry sky of Soviet rock. Also appearing: "Аквариум", "Авиа", "Телевизор", "Браво", "Ва Банкъ", "Бригада С", "Новая Коллекция", "Мистер Твистер", "Круиз", "Нюанс", "Альянс", Uriah Heep.

Director: Marjaana Mykkänen

Cast: Vyacheslav Butusov, Boris Grebenshchikov, Garik Sukachyov, Artemiy Troitskiy, Billy Bragg, Valeriy Lysenko, Pavel Verenchikov, Vadim Dorokhov

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