10 Facts About Artemy Troitsky

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Artemy Kivovich Troitsky is a Russian journalist, music critic, concert promoter, radio host, and academic who has lectured on music journalism at Moscow State University.

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Artemy Troitsky was born in Yaroslavl, then in the Soviet Union.

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In 1986, Troitsky was one of the organizers of the "Account No 904" rock concert, modeled on Live Aid, to raise funds for the victims of the Chernobyl disaster, the first such concert in the Soviet Union.

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Currently, Artemy Troitsky is living in Tallinn, Estonia and works as a lecturer in Tallinn and Helsinki.

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Artemy Troitsky was born on June 16,1955, in Yaroslavl, into the family of political scientist and Latin American historian Kiva Lvovich Maidanik.

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Artemy Troitsky spent his childhood in Prague, where his parents worked as employees of the journal Problems of Peace and Socialism.

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Artemy Troitsky was fired before he had time to defend his Ph.

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Artemy Troitsky was one of the founders of the label General Records.

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In December 2011, the criminal article under which Artemy Troitsky was sued was decriminalized, and the relevant lawsuits were discontinued.

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Artemy Troitsky teaches in Finland and London and lectures in many other places, such as in the United States for various institutions of higher education.