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Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine

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The conflict over Russia's role in Ukraine is spilling over into many aspects of Russian life, including its music scene. Some of the country's most popular musicians have taken stands against the annexation of Crimea and Russia's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.

And those who oppose Russian involvement have been facing a backlash from the authorities.

The veteran band Televizor is a case in point.

The band got its start in the 1980s, when the Soviet Union still existed and when St. Petersburg was still known as Leningrad.


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