""Changes! Our hearts demand changes,""
""Changes! Our eyes demand changes!""
""Somebody good will come to power. He will fix everything, unexpectedly; he will punish the bastards, nobody will get away.""
""People don't want to hear, think, or talk about the war. They push it out of their conscience,""
Hundreds of young Russians gathered on St. Petersburg's main street to hear songs that the government had banned, with performances blending recent anti‑war material and an old Kino anthem turned resistance symbol. Rock group Stoptime and peers perform openly despite threats of prison and occasional detentions, continuing to play provocative songs imagining a post‑Putin future. Street concerts and underground gatherings have become a source of hope for disheartened youth and a platform for musicians who serve as influential activists and symbols of political resistance. Authorities have responded with arrests and foreign‑agent designations, and some artists have left the country.
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