My Pravoslavnye. Russkii rok, Orthodoxy and nationalism in post-soviet Russia. Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström

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1 My Pravoslavnye Russkii rok, Orthodoxy and nationalism in post-soviet Russia Prof. Dr. David-Emil Wickström Popakademie Baden-Württemberg UiT Noregs arktiske universitet Tromsø, Alisa concert ( St. Petersburg) 1 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

2 Здесь осады помнит море. Как латать бедою горе Знают пепелища да пожары. Здесь стояли насмерть ратью Под напором хищней татей Мои братья Сербы да Болгары. Млечный путь, да шум прибоя, Колокольный звон, да слезы икон. Небом дышит память боя, Да молитвы низкий поклон. То посулом, то накатом, То террором Халифата Распалялась хищная порода. Рвали в клочья мир разрухой, Но держалась силой Духа Вера непокорного народа! Here the sea remembers the siege How to patch up the mountain s misfortune They know the site of the fire and fire Here they stood to the army s death Under the pressure of the predatory robbers my brothers of Serbia and Bulgaria The Milky Way, until the noise of the surf The bell s ring, and the icon s tears The battle s memory breaths the sky/heaven And the prayer s low bow Sometimes by the promise, sometimes by the recuperation/run-out sometimes by terror of the caliphate the predatory race inflamed itself Tore in a flock the world of ruins But the strength of the Soul held The belief in the rebellious people Alisa: Nepokornye 2 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

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4 Music, meaning and religion Music / Sound No intrinsic meaning Lacks denotational level Connotational level present Metonymie Metaphor Musical meaning created through listener Listening biography Interpretive moves (Feld 1994) Music & Religion Examine broader social context 4 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

5 Popular music and Religion in Russia 2000: Russian Anthem lyrics Soviet Anthem (1944) Russian Anthem (2000) An unbreakable union of free republics Has been eternally welded together by great Rus [Великая Русь]. All hail the united and mighty Soviet Union, Created by the will of the people! Russia our sacred [священная] homeland, Russia our beloved country. A mighty will, a great glory These are your heritage for all time! The sun of freedom glowed through the storm And the great Lenin illuminated our path Thus Stalin has raised us, to be loyal to the people, And he inspired us to labor and do great deeds From the southern seas to the polar lands Spread are our forests and fields. You are unique in the world, one of a kind This native land protected by G d! [Хранимая Богом родная земля!] 5 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

6 Popular music and Religion in Russia 2000: Russian Anthem lyrics : Pussy Riot Home studio production Shot at two locations Pussy Riot in Khram Khrista Spasiteliia Ikonostas at Bogoiavlenskii Cathedral 6 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

7 Popular music and Religion in Russia 2000: Russian Anthem lyrics : Pussy Riot Home studio production Shot at two locations 2016: Leningrad Evgenii Marchenko Narodnyi Sobor В Питере - пить! In Piter - drink В Питере тире - пить! In Piter, dash, drink! Leningrad: V Pitere - pit (2016) 7 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

8 The Russian-Orthodox Church in Russia 988: Baptism of Prince Vladimir 1589: Establishment of Moscow Patriarchate 1652: Patriarch Nikon s reforms 1918: Separation of church and state 1997: Law On the freedom of conscience and on religious associations 2000: Consecration of Cathedral of Christ the Savior 2009: Kirill I. elected Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus 2018: Split with Ecumenical Patriarchate Constitution Articel The Russian Federation is a secular state. No religion can be established as state or mandatory. 2. Religious organizations are separated from the state and equal before the law ( part1.htm, ) 8 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

9 Religious practice in Russia Survey 2005 (Very) good relationship to Orthodoxy: 90% Religious: 53% (1991: 23%) Atheist: 6% (1991: 35%) Religion important: 45% (1991: 31%) Survey 2009 Atheist: 7% Orthodox: 73% but baptisted: ca. 80% belive in G d: 66% never go to communion: 60+% church wedding: <10% in church once a month: 14% in church for high holidays: 18% 9 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

10 Relationship church & state symphonia? Yeltsin Pro-Orthodox platform in elections 1996 Putin Target group: nominal Orthodox Majority, not religious Medvedev Officially: stressed religious diversity Supported Kirill s idea of symphonia 10 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

11 Boris Grebenshchikov (1953) Konstantin Kinchev (1958) Iurii Shevchuk (1957) Viacheslav Butusov (1962) 11 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

12 Meeting with Church officials ( ) 12 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

13 Symphonia Konstantin Kinchev: In general I see future Russia in a symphony of power: In all decisions the secular power is supposed to receive the clergy's blessing, the president has to walk hand in hand with the patriarch, then also the power will be strengthened. In general Putin currently occupies a good position. Вообще я вижу будущее России в симфонии властей: власть светская на все решения должна получать благословение от духовенства, президент должен идти рука об руку с патриархом, тогда будет и держава крепнуть. В общем-то сейчас хорошие позиции занимает Путин. Шугайло Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

14 Alisa: Nebo slavian ( Piter) 14 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

15 Official nationalism Tsar Nicholas I 1833: Uvarov s pillars: Orthodoxy (Pravoslavie) Autocracy (Samoderzhavie) Nationality (Narodnost ) Survey % agreed with: A Russian person, even if s/he is not baptised and s/he doesn t go to church, is Orthodox in his/her soul 73% agreed or mostly agreed with: The government has to protect the Orthodox faith of the Russian people from its enemies. Sergey Uvarov ( ) 15 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

16 Kiewer Rus' I am for a great, holy Rus with Kiev as the capital. The capital has to be here, and the country has to be called Rus "Я за великую светлую Русь со столицей в Киеве. Столица должна быть здесь, а страна должна называться Русь " Kinchev, Kiewer Rus (Encyclopædia Britannica) 16 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

17 Адептов передела сольют за бугор, На почве революций возродится террор. Оранжевые сопли очкариков сны В предчувствии гражданской войны. The adepts of redistribution pour out of the mound From the soil of revolution terror will arise Orange snot intellectual dreams in a foreboding of civil war. Alisa: Vlast (2005/ 2008) 17 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

18 Эй, хохлы! (бойцы) Вас опять наебали! Эй, хохлы! Век не помнит минут. Все, как всегда, И лучше будет едва ли. А если что, То вас опять наебут. Hei Khokly! (soldiers) You ve been screwed again! Hei Khokly A century doesn t remember minutes Everything is as always And probably won t become any better And if anything Then you ll be screwed again Alisa: Naebali ( Novgorod) 18 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

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25 When I sing about something negative, I do this. When I sing about something positive, I do this. Does this sign remind you of something? [ ] Of course. But, for some reason, my picture is normally taken with me like this or like this. Kinchev about his gesticulations (2011) 25 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

26 Там, где синяя даль разлилась по края, Я увидел, как травы росой напоила заря, И мой табор двинулся в ночь от насиженных мест, С тех пор по дорогам пылит R- n -R -крест. Where the blue distances spilled over their edges I beheld how the glow flowed over grass and dew And my waggon moved on from my nesting place into the night Since then along the roads the Rock-n-Roll cross has been flaming Alisa: Rock-n-Roll Krest (2005) 26 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

27 Summary Kinchev - shift to established Russian- Orthodox Rocker Music & lyrics Image & public utterances 2010-: Member of Patriarshii sovet po kul ture Music & Religion Connotative level At times close to denotative - e.g. Rock-n-Roll Krest, Pravoslavnye Orthodoxy One aspect of post-soviet national identity Alisa: Solntsevorot (2000) Part of post-soviet restorative nostalgia (Boym 2001) 27 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018

28 Tusen takk for oppmerksomheten! Spørsmål? 28 Music und religion_alisa_2018_tromsoe_slides.key October 2018