Наоко и «Стоптайм»: арест за песни, побег из России и мечта вернуться

A meeting with singer Naoko and the band Stoptime at Reforum Space Berlin! Diana Loginova and Alexander Orlov talk about St. Petersburg, street music, arrests, emigration, and the reason for it all. They took to the streets of St. Petersburg and gathered hundreds of people at Vosstaniya Square. They sang songs for which they later received administrative sentences. They were picked up at six in the morning, interrogated by police officers, and couldn't get the commas in the reports correctly. After their second arrest, it became clear there would be a third—and this time not an administrative one. They left. But they continue to sing, prepare their debut album, and dream of returning. Diana and Alexander talk about their favorite St. Petersburg routes, the street music scene in St. Petersburg, fear and courage, their friendship with NoizeMC and Monetochka, and a message to those who remained in Russia. The meeting will be hosted by Olga Galkina, coordinator of Reforum Space Berlin and co-founder of "European Petersburg." 01:46 Favorite places in Petersburg and dreams about the city 04:15 How Diana and Alexander met 05:08 How the band "Stoptime" came to be 06:40 How street music works in Petersburg 09:18 "60% of street musicians hate us" 11:20 What did street performances mean—protest or unity? 15:17 How did parents react 17:26 The day the war began 20:26 Arrest: Porsche, pistol, and protocols with errors 24:05 Disputes with the FSB over Monetochka's lyrics 26:08 The decision to emigrate 29:02 Connecting with friends in Russia 31:03 "Would you repeat this path?" 33:04 Plans for education abroad 34:42 Meeting with NoizeMC and Monetochka 37:03 Message to Russia 38:05 Questions from the audience: resonance, roots, meanings 58:45 Was this a political statement? 1:00:01 Live performance: covers and songs from the debut album HOST: Olga Galkina — Coordinator of Reforum Space Berlin, co-founder of "European Petersburg" GUESTS: Diana Loginova (Naoko) — singer, founder of the band "Stoptime" Alexander Orlov — musician, member of the band "Stoptime" Subscribe to the "Transit" channel so you don't miss new episodes! Transit is a project of the Free Russia Foundation: 🔗 https://4freerussia.org 🔗 https://thinktank.4freerussia.org 🔗 https://fb.com/FRFTHINKTANK #naoko #stoptime #petersburg #streetmusic #emigration #reformspace #transit