Playing with the punks: St. Petersburg and the DIY ethos
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2016

This dissertation is an examination of how St. Petersburg punks create and sustain their culture through social practice and talk-in-interaction.This study examines how punks in the scene build (both literally and metaphorically) communities of svoi [one's own] that support positive ideologies like mutual-support, mutual-respect and openness.Yet, while this dissertation discusses the positive ways that the community impacts those within the scene, this work also brings to the fore practices of g