The Stilyagi, literally translating as "Style Hunters", were a subculture in the Soviet Union around the late 1940s to 1950s(/60s depending on who you ask). Known for their outlandish appearances on par with the American hipsters of the same era, these youths were seen as a threat to the Soviet way of living through just wanting to dress cool and listen to jazz or rock. Their influence, and interactions with, Soviet counterculture would paint them in such a light as rebels - but to the Stilyagi, they were just trying to enjoy the beat. All this and more in this episode of Subculture Shock.
Disclaimer (because one isn't enough): We are not a group of professional researchers, at best we're people interested in the world around them and college students. We encourage all out viewers to use these videos as a stepping-stone to introduce themselves to whatever subculture the video above covers.
Apologies for the week-long delay, a lot more had to be edited than first anticipated.
Even more embarrassing is that I forgot to include the song used in our intro sequence in the credits. It's Адеми (Ademi) by Роза Рымбаева (Roza Rymbayeva). Here's a link to one of the versions online - it's not the exact one used in the video, but still a way to access a good song whose lyrics I don't understand. • Роза Рымбаева - Адеми ...
Sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1T...
4 апр 2024
