Gorky Park

While Gorky Park's fame in the United States was short-lived, they are an important band historically because their success is deeply rooted in the events that took place during the final years of the Cold War. In 1980 the conservative Chrnenko came to power in the U.S.S.R. Tensions between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. intensified when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. In 1981 Reagan took office and began a massive military buildup. In an attempt to thwart the increasing presence of American culture that crept in through a thriving bl...