Stilyagi (Russian: стиляги, IPA: [sʲtʲɪˈlʲæɡʲɪ], lit. "stylish, style hunters") were members of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union.

Stilyagi (Russian: Стиляги, also known as Hipsters in the English release) is a 2008 Russian romantic jukebox musical film directed by Valery Todorovsky and starring Anton Shagin and …

Stilyagi was originally an insulting nickname placed on those in the movement by those who disapproved of it. At a time of stylistic conformity, when the slightest deviation from the norm of …

Apr 28, 2021 · Labeled “Stilyaga” or “Stilyagi” (plural) by disapproving outsiders – a name that literally translates to stylehunter – a group of dandy youngsters dressed up in colorful …

Dec 10, 2015 · The stilyagi, or "style hunters" were basically the 1950s Soviet version of today’s hipsters: mostly in their teens and 20s, the stilyagi, stood out with their trendy, often loud clothing.

Jun 30, 2017 · Stilyagi (1940s-80s) The term Stilyagi, often translated as hipsters, dandies or beatniks, is the name of the first counterculture group from the Soviet Union.

The term stiliagi first appeared in the Soviet press in 1949 to provide a negative characterization of young men who pursued what they believed to be Western models of behavior, leisure, …

Feb 23, 2012 · In Hipsters, a musical fantasy set in the 1950s-era Soviet Union, a party loyalist falls in with the stilyagi, young people flouting Communist dogma by listening to jazz and …

Against the grey backdrop of a cold war USSR, these daredevil teenagers sported daring, modern haircuts and makeup with brightly colored Western ties, jackets and pompadour trousers. An …

Styliaga fashion is investigated as a site of conflict with traditional Soviet dress codes and morals. The stilyagi are interpreted as a distinctive subculture, encompassing fashion, taste in music, …