★ It covers Bob Dylan’s 1985 trip to the USSR— a rare move by the Nobel Prize-winning literary figure. Most facts in the book are being published for the first time, paired with exclusive archival photos.
★ The author is a pop music historian who often interviews music industry celebrities. This time, he delves into the details of Dylan’s USSR trip, even unpacking his interactions with Soviet cultural and political elites.
★ It’s not just about Dylan: through his journey, it restores life in the USSR on the eve of Perestroika. Tying the musician’s travels to the era, it reads like both a story and a piece of history.

Kirill Razumov is a journalist, blogger, and pop music history researcher. He is known for interviewing contemporary music and show business stars—such as singer-songwriter Joan Stingray, ABBA biographer Carl Magnus Palm, Queen’s tour manager Peter Hince, and Ken Hensley, founder of the legendary rock band Uriah Heep. He is the creator of the "Sea. Music. Tourism" channel on YouTube and Yandex.Zen, and a member of the Yacht Journalists Association (YJA).

Kirill Razumov’s *Bob Dylan in the USSR: People, Places, Events* focuses on one of the most influential artists of our time—the Nobel Prize-winning writer, musician, and poet Bob Dylan—during his 1985 participation in the World Poetry Evening at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, and his subsequent trip across the Soviet Union. The book recounts Dylan’s time in Moscow and Tbilisi, while also reconstructing life in the USSR on the eve of Perestroika, and the cultural and political elites who interacted with the singer.

Most content in the book consists of previously unpublished facts uncovered by the author through research. The publication also includes exclusive archival photo materials.