About the book: 2015 / The book is dedicated to the brightest phenomenon in Russian underground – the decadent movement “Velvet Underground”, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015. The Velvet Underground festival in the 2000s became the most mysterious and bohemian event in Moscow, giving rise to a lot of followers, including in Moscow, Voronezh, and St. Petersburg. Here is a fascinating story about the history of festivals and salons, behind-the-scenes intrigues and the secret lives of the Velvet Underground participants ”, published for the first time, memoirs, rare photographs, posters and much more. The publication is supplemented by art criticism articles devoted to such important concepts for the Velvet Underground as “decadence”, “escapism”, “dandyism”. The book contains an excursion into the history of elegant accessories: a cane, a top hat, a bow tie, long cigarette holders, hats with veils... This publication is for those who are interested in contemporary art and informal subcultures.