While in America, protest seems to be the new brunch, over in Russia, state-sanctioned propaganda is trying to take 1990s-style punk rock nihilism to another level – by trying to convince young men that protesting is, like, super lame, and the chicks definitely don’t dig it.
Alisa Vox, formerly a singer in the Russian punk band Leningrad, is out with a new music video for her song “Baby Boy.” In the song, Vox mocks a young man for participating in politics, and says it would be a whole lot cooler if he just focuses on his studies.
The video follows several viral Russian scandals in recent months where students have filmed Russian university professors verbally berating students for participating in protest movements sparked by Putin’s political nemesis Alexei Navalny.
In “Baby Boy,” Vox’s implies that the protestors who marched against government corruption in the most recent demonstration on March 26 were really just shills for Navalny and were blinded by “gold and euros.”
The song ends by saying it’s not too late to make a change, and promises, “Freedom, money, girls — you’ll get it all, even power. So, kid, stay out of politics, and give your brain a shower.”
Navalny responded himself, saying that Vox’s work – for which she was allegedly paid $35,000 – is so good in this video, he hopes it inspires viewers to get out for his next giant protest in June, which will take place in almost two hundred cities.
Alisa Vox, formerly a singer in the Russian punk band Leningrad, is out with a new music video for her song “Baby Boy.” In the song, Vox mocks a young man for participating in politics, and says it would be a whole lot cooler if he just focuses on his studies.
The video follows several viral Russian scandals in recent months where students have filmed Russian university professors verbally berating students for participating in protest movements sparked by Putin’s political nemesis Alexei Navalny.
In “Baby Boy,” Vox’s implies that the protestors who marched against government corruption in the most recent demonstration on March 26 were really just shills for Navalny and were blinded by “gold and euros.”
The song ends by saying it’s not too late to make a change, and promises, “Freedom, money, girls — you’ll get it all, even power. So, kid, stay out of politics, and give your brain a shower.”
Navalny responded himself, saying that Vox’s work – for which she was allegedly paid $35,000 – is so good in this video, he hopes it inspires viewers to get out for his next giant protest in June, which will take place in almost two hundred cities.