On December 17, 1988, the Azerbaijani National Freedom Movement began (a date the Azerbaijani people have celebrated as Revival Day since 1992). The first steps toward independence were being taken, ...
On Dec. 17, 2024, a post on X showed a photo, purportedly from 1985, that listed Western musical acts allegedly banned in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). The circulated list — which ...