This is the story of how music, tradition, and unity defeated one of the world’s greatest superpowers without a single shot being fired. Polyphonic. How Folk Music Defeated the Soviet Union.

Some places are very strict when it comes to the power of music, and they are quick to ban anything that they think could ...

Inspired by the rock and funk dominating the Western charts, Russia's Ariel found fame in the Soviet Union for frontman Valery Yarushin's colourful popcraft.

Mikhail Brat, shown in a recent family photo, was a beloved violinist who played with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra ...

In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.

In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.

In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.

In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.

In the Soviet Union in the 1940s, some clever people realized that X-ray film was just soft enough to be etched by an electromechanical lathe, or sound recording device.