Anton Krasovsky Russian politician, the first open LGBTQ member to ever run for office, in his case in the September 2018 elections and for the post of Mayor of Moscow, on how he became an Elvis fan in spite of his having been banned there even beyond his death in 1977, as published by the Daily Beast on June 27, 2018.
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When I turned 14, in 1989, I moved to Moscow and discovered the life of underground bohemia, it was the Perestroika years and I became involved with a counterculture circle of Soviet hipsters. We called ourselves “Stilyagi", were all (finally) allowed to listen to Elvis Presley and went to Viktor Tsoi’s concerts.

— Anton Krasovsky

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Elvis Presley

About Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (8 January 1935 – 16 August 1977) was an American singer, musician, and actor. Popularly known by his first name as "Elvis," as "The King of Rock and Roll" or simply as "The King," he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.