Yegor Letov and the National Bolshevik Party

In 1984 Siberian singer and songwriter Yegor Letov founded Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Civil Defense), which went on to be the Soviet Unions most famous underground punk band, and made Letov one of its most famous musicians. Then in 1993 he co-founded the National Bolshevik Party, the now banned extremist political party that hoped to unite far right and far left forces. We discuss him, his music, and his journey from punk rock to punk politics.

Hosted by Liam, Russian Sam, Halal Sam, and Abram.

Songs featured in this episode

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Harakiri

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Song about Lenin

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – About a fool

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Government

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Everything is like what people have

Adolf Gitler – Mein Kampf

Yanka – Overabundance of wit

Kommunizm – I see nothing

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Everything's going according to plan

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – My defense

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – Motherland

Yegor and the fucked up – Gospel

Grazhdanskaya Oborona – The unbearable lightness of being

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