2010s

2 stories in the "2010s" section — from the People & Bridges archive on the people who brought the blues to Russia.

Anton Duryagin · Koryazhma and Blues.

"What kind of word is 'Koryazhma'?"

How a cafe in a small northern town became one of the main gathering places for blues artists from around the world.

2010s2020sClub

Vladimir Rusinov · The First Bridges Festival

"Kicks and Adrenaline" — how the first "Mosty" festival was created and how it went down

A crowbar, a power drill, a hammer, and a stepladder — all these tools are essential for staging a blues festival. Where did the "Bridges" festival come from, what made it memorable, and why did it become iconic?

2010sFestivalSaint Petersburg