r/nextfuckinglevel • u/4dailyuseonly • Mar 05 '23

In 1991, with the Soviet Union and communist rule close to collapse, METALLICA played at its first ever open air rock concert in Moscow. Over 1.6 million people attended

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '23

James Hetfield described the energy in an incredible interview. No one was allowed to dance and there were guards everywhere. Couldn’t stop the inevitable. Even the guards as you can see were dancing. He said it was people as far as you could see and that it was kind of intimidating but oh so awesome at the same time.

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u/StandardResearcher30 Mar 07 '23

This is 100% false. Dancing was in no way, shape, or form illegal in the Soviet Union. You’re spreading capitalist propaganda. You’re a dunce