
Dmitry Spirin’s “Lapti” Music Video is Full of Meaning (and Risks)
All the propaganda cliches that the state itself uses are ridiculed. That “If you’re Russian, you should take care of your lapti.”

All the propaganda cliches that the state itself uses are ridiculed. That “If you’re Russian, you should take care of your lapti.”

When the Grim Reaper comes calling, hopefully, many years hence, I think I’ll most be thankful for the opportunity to meet amazing and courageous people from all over the globe, like Dmitry Spirin, founder and frontman singer of Russian punk band Tarakany (Cockroaches). I met Dima in 2010, during my one and likely only trip […]