Deeper Than Oil: Tolerance and Gopniks in Siberia

“Hey guys! You know Vaska Komarov? From Sheregesh?” the ageing drunk in his faded tracksuit yelled as the bus pulled out of the west Siberian city of Novokuznetsk. “Great,” I thought, my mood darkening instantly. “A gopnik.” MarŅ Bennetts There’s nothing worse than being stuck on a slow bus for four hours or so with […]