
The Post-Soviet Influx Of Western Culture & Musicians In A Time Of Crisis with David Junk
The fall of the Soviet wall and the opening of the iron curtain presented ample space for hope, optimism and opportunity for westerners eager to share culture, creativity, business and democracy concepts with the citizens of the former Soviet Union. David Junk leapt at the chance to work for Polygram/Universal Records in a country hungry for music and freedom. David’s 15 years in Russia were a unique window of time between Gorbachov’s Glasnost and Putin’s re-consolidation of power.
David stepped into a landscape that he called “the wild, wild, east,” teaming with gangsters and corruption and…
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