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Inmates at a notoriously strict Russian prison are bombarded every day with the same 13 songs — mostly by vegan DJ Moby or rocker Bon Jovi, according to a former inmate.
The songs, which also include AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” and several Russian hits, are played every day at the Kapetyna-7 detention center, where poisonous opposition leader Alexei Navalny was once held, Newsweek first reported.
“This playlist is repeated day after day, month after month,” Grigory Melkonyants, the head of Russia’s beleaguered election watchdog Golos, wrote on Telegram while he was there in August.
“They are heard every morning by thousands of Russians awaiting trial, including political prisoners,” he said.
Bon Jovi’s hits “It’s My Life” and “One Wild Night” were played for inmates at the notorious Moscow prison. Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust
Melkonyants also shared a public Spotify playlist of 13 songs blasted every morning “so you can understand how [detainees] feel.
“You’ll be surprised by how many songs are on this playlist,” he suggested — with songs including at least three from Moby: “Honey,” “Bodyrock” and “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”
The playlist of 13 Russian prison songs included three compositions by DJ Moby. FilmMagic
As well as a live version of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” there are two songs by New Jrersey rockers Bon Jovi — “One Wild Night” and “It’s My Life.”
The latter, Newsweek noted, was used by Bon Jovi in a video saying “Glory to Ukraine” after it was invaded by Russian troops in February last year.
For a touch of patriotism, residents of Kapotyna-7 were also treated to the booming sounds of Russia’s national anthem, along with a selection of songs about Moscow from decades past.
Other entries on the 13-song Spotify playlist include several Soviet classics with titles like “I Love You, Life” and “Where Fatherland Begins.”
The Kapotina-7 detention center, on the outskirts of Moscow, houses political prisoners, crime bosses and businessmen. FSIN Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was previously held in the notoriously tight prison. AP
Representatives for Bon Jovi and Moby did not respond to requests for comment, Newsweek said.
Kapotnya-7 previously housed Navalny, before he was transferred to another prison to serve a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, fraud and contempt of court.
Another former prisoner, Ilya Yashin, an opposition figure arrested in June 2022, described in a Facebook post the brutal rules of the detention center, which he called the “red regime.”
The playlist was shared by Grigory Melkonyants, the head of the jailed Russian election monitor Golos. AFP via Getty Images
According to Yashin, one of his cellmates was put in solitary confinement as punishment for making a cup of tea for himself after being ordered to turn off the lights.
In addition to political prisoners, Kapotina-7 holds organized crime leaders, opposition artists, businessmen and suspected terrorists.
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