ВИА СССР

Soviet pop music formed a distinct aesthetic - melodic, orchestrated, built for singing along - and ВИА СССР specializes in preserving and replaying that era's biggest hits. The acronym itself references Soviet rock bands, and the station lives up to that heritage by featuring acts from 1960s through 1990s who defined Russian-language pop. You'll hear orchestral arrangements that now sound vintage, vocal harmonies from singers trained in classical traditions, and songwriting that privileged melody over everything else. Streaming at 64kbps confirms this isn't about fidelity. It's about access a…