Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia by David Junk nonfiction provides a bittersweet consolation of

provides a bittersweet consolation of acceptance

a philosopher’s free-floating thoughts struggle against being “enlettered” in type and entombed in a book

and the Xinjiang province of China

with help or hindrance from magical dolls

secretive directions to get there

Rockin' the Kremlin: My Incredible True Story of Gangsters, Oligarchs, and Pop Stars in Putin's Russia by David Junk nonfiction provides a bittersweet consolation ofWhen the USSR collapsed in 1991, David Junk became the first CEO of Universal Music Russia, striving to bring Western pop to a new audience. Rockin the Kremlin traces his journey through gangster capitalism, oligarch intrigue and piracy to develop a modern music industry: a story of cultural bridges, superstar acts, local talent and its fate. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Russia opened its borders, and Russian audiences were hungry for