Ностальгия звука: социокультурный феномен музыкального сообщества «советская волна» («Soviet Wave»)

Человек. 2024. Т. 35. № 1. С. 178–193.

Abramov R., Воинков А. В.

Nostalgia for the late Soviet past takes various forms and is
intertwined in complex ways with global trends to look to the past for
inspiration in creating new examples of mass culture. New generations of
those who were born and raised after the collapse of the Soviet system
are being introduced to nostalgic reminiscences. The article analyzes
the socio-cultural phenomenon of electronic music Soviet Wave, which
combines the stylistics of the late Soviet popular culture and contemporary
electronic music. This phenomenon can be understood as post-nostalgia for
the late Soviet, since it involves members of the younger generation who
know about the Soviet from the stories of their parents and the media. In
addition, the “Soviet Wave” is also analyzed as part of the general trend of
retromania described by S. Reynolds. Reynolds, where there is an endless
reference to the musical styles of the past in the creation of new works.
The main concept of the phenomenon of the Soviet Wave is the idea of
“ersatz-nostalgia” by A. Appadurai, which suggests the contemporary
experience of the past without a corresponding life experience and collective
historical memory, but based on the popular patterns of mass culture, in
the representations of which the past has already undergone profound
transformation. Nostalgia for the late Soviet past takes various forms and
is intertwined in complex ways with global trends to look to the past for
inspiration in creating new examples of mass culture.

Keywords: nostalgia, ностальгия, позднесоветское, sovietwave, late soviet, советская волна