Twenty years after the USSR: the role and significance of Soviet and Russian rock music in social and political change
Alexey Rakhov is a Russian and Soviet rock musician, composer, sound engineer and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with Strannye Igry, Deadushki, AVIA, NOM and Sneg.
Using computer technology at home and in concert venues to create a high-quality musical product and present it on stage
Nikolai Meingardt is a philosopher, political scientist and expert on Northern European politics, the Baltic states and EU–Russia relations. He is editor-in-chief of the Tallinn–Helsinki news service Uspehee and a winner of the 2007 Golden Verb international journalism competition.
Lyubov Meingardt is a journalist and sociologist.
How to help music be heard in the decades ahead
Oleg Nesterov is a musician, producer and writer. He leads the Moscow band Megapolis and heads the Snegiri record label. He teaches the Contemporary Music Production course at the State University of Management and the Perm Academy of Communications.