HIST 150 Study Guide - Final Guide: Boris Yeltsin, Viktor Yushchenko, Viktor Yanukovych

• School: Ball State University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 150
• Professor: Zhuk

Document Summary

Origin of the term, rock and roll - before 1953, it was called rhythm and blues, african. Tried to ban in america, due to the seuxalness in the music, and also due to the civil. 60% (???) of african american population created this genre of music. The first disco movie - saturday night fever. National and civic sites of rock and roll - promotes to be aware and active in our world. 3rd- attempted to do in soviet union. Gorbachev and mayor of moscow, boris yeltsin, rivalry. 1991 anti-perestroika putsch and dissolution of the soviet union. [soviet rock bands: kino (movies) , ddt , aquarium (fishbowl) , concerts of 1988- Privatization and accumulation of wealth by yeltsin"s oligarchy. The west supports the corrupt regime of yeltsin. Return to the authoritarian system of power. 94 beginning of the war in chechnya.