In memory of Pavel Kushnir. Anti-war pianist who died in pretrial detention

On July 27, musician, writer, and anti-war activist Pavel Kushnir died in the Birobidzhan pretrial detention center after a dry hunger strike. He was arrested on charges of public calls for terrorism. The reason for this was a video that Kushnir posted on his YouTube channel, which had only five subscribers. And only after Pavel Kushnir&#039;s death did we learn what an incredible person he was. This is a special episode of the podcast &quot;Anti-war music&quot; by musicologist Anna Vilenskaya and journalist Maksim Zagovora. For the first time, it is released in a video version so that you can see how Pavel Kushnir played music, spoke and lived. Guests of the podcast: violinist Mikhail Kazinik, publisher and poet Dmitry Volchek, lawyer Evgeny Smirnov and Pavel Kushnir&#039;s friend Olga Shkrygunova. Other episodes of the Anti-War Music podcast: Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/44Mhk1E" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://apple.co/44Mhk1E</a> Spotify: <a href="https://bit.ly/46NBGZi" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/46NBGZi</a> Other platforms: <a href="https://bit.ly/4bCClxY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/4bCClxY</a> Pavel Kushnir&#039;s program &quot;Mazurka on Wednesdays&quot;: <a href="https://bit.ly/3yxFOjx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bit.ly/3yxFOjx</a> Pavel Kushnir&#039;s novel &quot;Russian Cut&quot;:  ◦ Download: <a href="https://readli.net/russkaya-narezka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://readli.net/russkaya-narezka/</a> ◦ Buy: <a href="https://echo-books.com/shop/russkaya-narezka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://echo-books.com/shop/russkaya-narezka/</a> Timecodes: 00:00 Who was Pavel Kushnir 04:10 Why did we miss the hunger strikes and Pavel’s death? 08:30 Childhood and family of Pavel Kushnir. Mikhail Kazinik talks about his father 13:25 Years at the Conservatory: “Genius Music in a Room Full of Drunk Bodies” 15:30 Kushnir plays Schubert: Anna Vilenskaya tells 20:22 “He took possession of the soul”: Mikhail Kazinik on how Pavel Kushnir played Mozart 22:40 Pavel Kushnir with the symphony orchestra 25:40 Radio broadcast by Pavel Kushnir: about Chopin through Bunin 29:30 Brilliant interpretations of Rachmaninov 34:45 Mikhail Kazinik: “Pavel philosophized at the piano” 36:40 Why is Pavel Kushnir a great writer? Dmitry Volchek tells 46:10 Erudition and knowledge of Pavel Kushnir 48:35 Kushnir&#039;s Anti-War Videos. No. 1 Christian Queer Manifesto 50:10 Video #2: Putinism and the novel “1984” 51:50 Kushnir’s favorite musicians: Kurt Cobain, Yanka Diaghileva, Ian Curtis 54:50 “Everyone can afford freedom if they give up everything else.” 56:50 Pavel Kushnir&#039;s hunger strikes 01:00:35 Why wasn&#039;t Pavel saved in the pretrial detention center? Lawyer Evgeny Smirnov answers 01:06:10 Kushnir was in love with one girl all his life 01:08:33 Sacralization of death 01:13:30 Pavel Kushnir&#039;s final word Follow us on social media: Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/deptone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/deptone</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/one_dept/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/one_dept/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptFirst" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://twitter.com/DeptFirst</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dept.one" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/dept.one</a> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@one_dept" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.tiktok.com/@one_dept</a>