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The times of communist totalitarianism and the social realism ubiquitous in art – “culture embroiled in socialism, fully appropriated by the ideology” were a difficult period for the Russian culture. Special resolutions of the Party on literature, theatre, film and music were one of the measures to enforce total subordination of this sphere of life to the authorities. Artists opposing the prevailing ideological and aesthetic standards were forced to issue their politically incorrect works beyond the borders of the communist bloc in the so -called tamizdat or to duplicate works personally – in the so called samizdat. A question arises whether free creation was at all possible in the official circulation at the time of Soviet censorship? An analysis of the culture of that period allows for an argument that such was the poetry of the Russian bards, which was pioneered by Bulat Okudzhava. The poetry of Okudzhava and its popularity with nearly the entire Soviet society is a phenomenon in the communist bloc. The poetry has a libertarian dimension, manifesting itself in its autonomy from the dictates of the power and ideology and the accompanying lies. The author avoided both the tamizdat and samizdat and also conformism. His liberation poetry became known officially and thanks to its universal values it became an alternative to the Soviet culture.
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This study provides a critical introduction into and overview of the state of research on subcultures in both the international and Czech and Slovak contexts. At the same time, it presents a seldom-used historical source – fanzines – specific in their formation out of resistance to modern institutions, which excludes them from the scope of activity of standard archival practices. Therefore, fanzines have the potential to provide information, which may not be captured in standard sources, and thus contribute to the writing of the “history from below“. As alternative media, fanzines offer, in the first place, an insight into the opinions of their creators and reflect events within certain communities, scenes, or subcultures. But at the same time, they serve as a relevant testimony to the societal, political, and cultural life and institutions of the time.
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