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Nuclear fear and forgotten strength: What Metallica’s 1991 Moscow concert still teaches
In September 1991, on an airfield in Tushino, Moscow, hundreds of thousands of young Soviets gathered to watch Metallica. Attendance has been estimated at up to 1.6 million people, placing it among the largest concerts ever staged. What is beyond dispute is this: it unfolded in the heart of a collapsing empire.
15 February, 03:10 PM
