Censorship in Russia got to the level when it’s physically dangerous to voice an opinion that doesn’t get along with Putin’s ideas. Not all people stay silent though. In this video I will talk about my favorite musicians who dared to stand by their opinions and use their voice to speak against the war and cruelty happening in Ukraine.
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00:00 intro
01:09 a bit about foreign agents in Russia
04:40 introducing my favorite Russian musicians
05:05 short story about Morgenshern
06:34 story about Zemfira
09:04 story about Noize MC
12:39 final words
31 Comments
Who's your favorite artist from Russia, if any?
Really interesting video. Some cool editing effects too 🤘
I think it was Cannon Fodder.
Thanks! That was really interesting.
Thanks!
THANK YOU! Pray for the Russian people and you for a new future!
Great video. Like the new style of filming
I love the editing in this video, Niki – really adds to the message of the video.
Welcome back & bravo, Niki. Music has long been a vehicle for expression. I love the content & appreciate the editing of this post.
What's with the two people wearing what look like cartoon animal costumes at 2:25? Always good to hear from you. Be safe. Be well. May all your ups and downs have only soft landings. ☮🕊☯💙💛💙💛💙💛🙏4 Ukraine.
That's easy. Defenestration.
What's bizarre about Russia is that the cow has already left the barn. The chickens have flown over the coop. The cork has already left the bottle. How on earth is Putnik and his FSB/KGB/Siloviki going to reverse time itself? Russia under Putin is like some bad dream, it has to end and people must wake up at some point. 🏔️
While not a favorite, it's rather an oddball singer named Vitas. He's Ukrainian but I first heard of him when I was visiting in Moscow one day. So strange, but fascinating in an odd way.
Thanks for linking to those artists. As a fan of 90s and 00s alternative rock, I had a good feeling about Noize MC and I was not disappointed. I can't thank you enough for the recommendations. I think I found a new favourite. Cheers from Pittsburgh in the US.
Niki, the link to your website and to Russian club does not open.
You rock Niki 🎉✊🏻😎
Johny is absolutely brilliant at investigative journalism. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
Stay safe buddy 🙏☺️
Yeah i believe there is lot good people in russia who knows how to do right 👍👍👍
Thank you NiKi you are a beam of light that the world needs now
…and you think it's better in the West…Give your head a shake, buddy.
Respect to you for not remaining silent Niki.
hopefully you are gonna end up on that list
Well done. You are an important voice for a great culture that is going through another revision as described by Dostoyevski in the Grand Inquisitor
Nicky, there's one thing you might have forgotten. Average Russians pay for the penal system with their taxes. Russian leaders profit from people in jail. Jail is a vacuum cleaner looking for small fry and foreign agents, alike.
Good job!
Modern Russia today is sadly not a good place for any human being and getting worse by the day.
Alexsei Pivovar is the guy who created 'Redaktsiya'. He has been labelled as a foreign agent but is clearly still in Russia, still producing much seen videos, and has even left Russia and returned at least two times since the start of the war. The only bad thing that I can tell that has happened to him is that one St. Petersburg museum wouldn't collaborate with him (it was a state run museum). It doesn't seem taht being labeled a innoagent is a big deal right now at least.
In contrast, a famous CNN newsreader just got sent to rehabilitation, and will likely get fired, for saying that women are in their prime in their 20s and 30s.
Then you're not going back… Simple as that… If you have to renew your passport, find out if you can renew abroad. That's what I'll do in 2028. Watch out, though, you have 207,000 subscribers. You may find yourself on that list sooner than you realize. Stay safe!
On another thought… I thought we had it bad in America (we do), but I'm hearing from vloggers myself that things are even worse in Russia. See, America is a relatively new country, though founded by demons nonetheless. I think that Russia, with its very far north climate and history, has had more time to devolve for many more centuries, and this is what America would look like in another century or two.
Good. Stay safe. Stay away from dark alleys.
I like how you did things different in this video, all the little movie tricks and labels, very playful. I also agree with other comments, I am also interested in ‚positive stuff‘ from russia. And I like how you portrait other people, this episode was informative and entertaining 🫶
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Nice update Niki, good to see you're still active. And huge respect to those Russian musicians and artists, whom actually voice their opposition to the oppression going on in their beloved motherland. Stay safe Niki.