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Thursday, October 21

Soviet Flower Power
Time:
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Presenter:
Juliane Furst, Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Contact:
Sera Passerini
Contact Email:
smp125@pitt.edu

Did you know that there were hippies in the USSR? There were. Faced with societal scorn and repression, Soviet hippies created a version of Western counterculture in and despite late Soviet realities that linked them youth cultures beyond the Iron Curtain. How did these Soviet long-hairs defy police harassment, survive psychiatric hospitals force feeding conformism, and social stigma? This live interview with Juliane Furst will delve into the story of Soviet hippies and how they ironically meshed with Soviet life.

Register via Zoom: https://pitt.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QQ86CvZqTx6u7iQ-3kNsiA