Songs of the Soviet Underground

Sung or sometimes whistled in small gatherings, this collection of songs represents the music of defiance that was created during the era of the Soviet Union. In a state where the threat of imprisonment for political commentary was very real, songwriters embedded their secret fears and dreams in code and metaphor. In this album, "one must listen closely, one must read between the lines to get the message of hope or agony or defiance that the poet is trying to deliver." Nougzar Sharia recorded the album in an attempt to expose the world to the work of artists such as Vladmir Visotsky , and to show that even in a time of political turbulence and oppression the determination to create still survived.

Track Listing

101	Don't Be Sad My Love Nougzar Sharia	04:47
102	Ships Are Waiting Nougzar Sharia	02:23
103	Kolyma Nougzar Sharia	03:35
104	Soviet Easter Song Nougzar Sharia	03:19
105	What I Don’t Like Nougzar Sharia	02:29
106	Comrade Stalin Nougzar Sharia	04:19
107	Prisoner Vasiliev and Prisoner Petrov Nougzar Sharia	03:02
108	Down and Out Nougzar Sharia	02:33
109	Don' Look Back Nougzar Sharia	02:16
110	Anti-Fairy Tale Nougzar Sharia	04:31