while some staunchly resisted
a philosopher’s free-floating thoughts struggle against being “enlettered” in type and entombed in a book
ежедневно отстаивая у тайги и безжалостного государства свое право на жизнь
provides a bittersweet consolation of acceptance
He was eighty-two-years-old
Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia by David Junk nonfiction while some staunchly resistedWhen the USSR collapsed in 1991, David Junk became the first CEO of Universal Music Russia, striving to bring Western pop to a new audience. Rockin the Kremlin traces his journey through gangster capitalism, oligarch intrigue and piracy to develop a modern music industry: a story of cultural bridges, superstar acts, local talent and its fate. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia opened its borders, and Russian audiences were hungry for