https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6a71fce7-997d-485d-b25a-05b849511c29 Asalam Alaikum, Comrades!! (how did I forget to say that?? I was so scatterbrained the day I filmed!!) Ever hear that the Soviets banned anything fun? Music, fun clothes, DANCING??? Let's talk about WHY! (if that's even something they did) Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LadyIzdihar One time donation: PayPal.me/LadyIzdihar Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:15 What is the Charleston? (And why do i like it?) 04:38 The context of dance in the Soviet Union 12:13 Spies on the dancefloor! And the flapper 17:24 The American moral panic 19:34 Speech from Supreme Leader Dusya 19:51 The Soviet Options 20:52 Contemporary Comparisons 23:03 "Hipsters" and final remarks 25:54 Personal Yapping Time! Links Mentioned: Book Text (use translate) "Man and Woman: Body, Fashion, Culture. USSR" https://www.e-reading.life/bookreader.php/1061848/muzhchina-i-zhenschina-telo-moda-kultura-sssr-ottepel.html Article "Disease of the Century": Dances That Were Banned in the USSR https://weekend-rambler-ru.turbopages.org/weekend.rambler.ru/s/read/47287901-bolezn-veka-tantsy-kotorye-zapreschali-v-sssr/ STEVE! @stuheevun Video mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZDn0JpFSkI&t=411s https://www.tiktok.com/@stuheevun?lang=en MORE LINKS: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ladyizdihar Archive: https://ladyizdihar.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theladyizdihar Twitter: https://twitter.com/LadyIzdihar Email (Serious inquiries only) ladyizdihar@gmail.com Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:15:47 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/6a71fce7-997d-485d-b25a-05b849511c29 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.