‘Soviet attitudes framed local culture as backward’: the record label standing up to Russian imperialism

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Ored Recordings documents chants, laments and displacement songs of the Caucasus threatened by erasure. After the invasion of Ukraine, its ‘punk ethnography’ has never been more urgent Ored Recordings documents chants, laments and displacement songs of the Caucasus threatened by erasure. After the invasion of Ukraine, its ‘punk ethnography’ has never been more urgent The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more .