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Russian Rock concert

30/09/2011 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Russian Rock concert

In September 1991 the first heavy metal rock concert was held at a Moscow airfield.

In September 1991 the first heavy metal rock concert was held at a Moscow airfield. The bands Metallica and ACDC had been persuaded to take part.

In September 1991 the first heavy metal rock concert was held at a Moscow airfield.

The bands Metallica and ACDC had been persuaded to take part.

It almost turned into a riot - as organiser Boris Zosimov remembers.

Photo: Boris today.

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