Falling down the memory hole: Reflections on the 1980s Soviet counterculture, Part 3
The ‘system’ members always proclaimed that the drugs were necessary for artistic creativity. Using drugs was also a form of political protest and an activity that distinguished the self-ordained elite from the vodka-soaked proletarian crowd. The most common drug — cannabis — was easily obtainable through friends and acquaintances, but it was also freely shared […]




