Short answers, pulled from the story.
The year 1965 marked a turning point when the band Sokol released their song Gde tot krai. This track became the first rock song written in Russian, emerging from Moscow and Leningrad where beat groups began forming by the mid-1960s.
The year 1980 saw Spring Rhythms: Tbilisi-80 occur in the Georgian SSR, establishing the first official rock festival in the Soviet Union. Prize-winners included groups from the Russian SFSR, Georgia, and the Baltics.
The Red Wave compilation released in 1986 marked the first official Russian rock release in the United States. Joanna Stingray sent copies of this double split album featuring Aquarium, Kino, Alisa, and Strannye Igry to Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev.
Nashe Radio founded the largest open-air rock festival known as Nashestvie, performed annually from 1999 through 2019. Bands like Splean, Nochniye Snaiperi, Smisloviye Galutzinatzii, Chicherina, and Bi-2 created refreshed sounds adopting elements from alternative rock.
The year 2014 brought division within the Russian rock community following the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Valery Kipelov expressed support for the annexation while Andrey Makarevich organized anti-war protests and Yuri Shevchuk opposed the action.