Sovietwave information

Sovietwave
Sovietwave
	Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Common motifs of Sovietwave are retrofuturism, technological utopianism, and musical elements evocative of the Space Age.
Stylistic origins	Synthwave; space age pop; synth-pop; 1980s film soundtracks; post-punk;
Cultural origins	Early 2010s, post-Soviet states (particularly Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
Typical instruments	Digital audio workstation
Other topics
	Vaporwave; chillwave; fashwave;

Sovietwave (also styled Soviet wave^[1] or Soviet-wave^[2]) is a subgenre of synthwave music and accompanying Internet aesthetic which originates from the former Soviet Union, primarily Russia. It is characterized by an emphasis on the technology and culture of the Soviet Union, such as the Soviet space program and retrofuturistic Soviet era architecture and art, and is an expression of nostalgia for the Soviet Union.^[1] Linguist Maria Engström described Sovietwave as the post-Soviet counterpart to vaporwave, evoking a similar nostalgic critique of the "contemporary collapse of futurity" and longing for the lost optimism of a bygone era.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Russia's musical new wave embraces Soviet chic: Nostalgic young musicians seek connection to culture of the past", The Guardian
^ "MUSTELIDE – "В Mustelide мне безумно нравится быть одной" – Звуки.Ру". Zvuki.ru. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Engström, Maria (2022). Miazhevich, Galina (ed.). Queering Russian Media and Culture. New York: Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-367-48706-5.

[:0-1] "Russia's musical new wave embraces Soviet chic: Nostalgic young musicians seek connection to culture of the past", The Guardian

[2] "MUSTELIDE – "В Mustelide мне безумно нравится быть одной" – Звуки.Ру". Zvuki.ru. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[Engström-3] Engström, Maria (2022). Miazhevich, Galina (ed.). Queering Russian Media and Culture. New York: Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-367-48706-5.

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Sovietwave

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List of music genres and styles

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Space age pop

Russian romance

Music in the Altai Republic

Music in Adygea

Russian chanson

Hookah rap

Nostalgia for the Soviet Union

Russian liturgical music

Music in Tatarstan

Music of Russia

Rock music in Russia

Hardbass

Russian folk music

Summit Series

Culture of Russia

Music in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Hardvapour

Russian hip hop

Music in Irkutsk Oblast

Music of Evenkia

Music in the Sakha Republic

Russian pop

Sovietwave
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. Common motifs of Sovietwave are retrofuturism, technological utopianism, and musical elements evocative of the Space Age.
Stylistic origins	Synthwave space age pop synth-pop 1980s film soundtracks post-punk
Cultural origins	Early 2010s, post-Soviet states (particularly Russia, Belarus and Ukraine)
Typical instruments	Digital audio workstation
Other topics
Vaporwave chillwave fashwave