Ультраправая музыкальная сцена России на примере black metal и pagan metal
Far-Right Music in Russia: Black Metal and Pagan Metal Cases

Summary/Abstract: The article considers expansion of far-right ideology on subcultural level in contemporary Russia. Taken as examples, the dynamically developing scenes of far-right Black and Pagan Metal have been investigated. The author defines the reasons for the scene’s growth, tracks down the history of its formation, provides the detailed analysis of its value and worldview foundations. Far-right musical scene in the article is presented as a phenomenon which has not only cultural or counter-cultural, but also political dimensions, being politicized to such an extent that creative works of the musicians became an instrument of radical propaganda. The synthesis of political and religious elements, building of an alternative spirituality on the basis of reconstructed pre-Christian beliefs are also characteristic for the Russian far-right scene. Issues dealing with religious – Pagan, in this case – identity of the scene’s subjects are considered as well.

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