The Moscow Times are reporting that the Russian government is in the process of drafting a legislating which will outlawing emo and goth music in Russia.
Last month a parliamentary committee was convened to discuss a draft proposal of the Russian government’s “Government Strategy In The Sphere Of Spiritual And Ethical Education” bill, the details of which were leaked to The Moscow Times. Among other measures, the proposed legislation calls for heavy regulation of emo web sites and for banning young people dressed like emos from entering schools and government buildings.
The bill also outlines what it calls a “spiritual and ethical crisis” facing Russian youth, including the high rate of alcohol abuse, teen abortions and “negative youth movements.”
The bill’s sponsors hope that it will be passed into law by the end of the year.
But I thought communism rule collapsed in 1992?
