DDT is a Russian rock band. It was founded in 1980 by its lead singer and only remaining original member, Yuri Shevchuk, in Ufa.
Aquarium or Akvarium is a Russian rock group formed in Leningrad in 1972. The band is considered one of the founders of Russian rock. Aquarium has had many line-up changes over its history, and lead singer and founder Boris Grebenshchikov is the only remaining original member. Former band members include Anatoly Gunitsky, Mikhail Feinstein, Andrei "Dyusha" Romanov, Vsevolod Gakkel, and Sergey Kuryokhin.
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music.
Mashina Vremeni is a Russian rock band founded in 1969. Mashina Vremeni was a pioneer of Soviet rock music and remains one of the oldest still-active rock bands in Russia. The band's music incorporates elements of classic rock, blues, and bard's song. Mashina Vremeni's best known members are Andrei Makarevich, Alexander Kutikov, and Evgeny Margulis (guitarist/songwriter).
Kino is a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs, until his death in 1990. Over the course of eight years, Kino released over 90 songs spanning over seven studio albums, as well as releasing a few compilations and live albums. The band's music was also widely circulated in the form of bootleg recordings through the underground magnitizdat distribution scene. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990. Shortly after his death, the band broke up after releasing their final album, consisting of songs that Tsoi and the group were working on in the months before his death.
Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was an influential figure in the Saint Petersburg music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the former keyboardist for the rock band Aquarium.
Aria is a Russian heavy metal band that was formed in 1985 in Moscow. Although it was not the first Soviet band to play heavy music, Aria was the first to break through to mainstream media and commercial success. According to several public polls, Aria ranks among top 10 most popular Russian rock bands. Their sound resembled that of NWOBHM bands, for which they were dubbed the "Russian Iron Maiden" in the media.
Andrey Vadimovich Makarevich is an Israeli and Soviet-Russian rock musician and the founder of Russia's oldest still active rock band Mashina Vremeni.
Bogdan Titomir is a Ukrainian and Russian musician, rapper and DJ, who began his career in a popular 1990s duo Car-Man. Although Titomir's style derives from western stars such as MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice, as well as C&C Music Factory, he has established his own distinct style as a pop and rap performer as well as a DJ.
Car-Man is a Russian technopop band. It was one of the top Soviet/Russian bands in the early and mid nineties. Car-Man created a massive fan following that ranged from music and dance to hair styles and speech. The band won a number of top prizes in 1991.
Sergey Vitalyevich Bezrukov is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor, singer, People's Artist of Russia, the laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. He currently works at Tabakov Studio. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the party United Russia.
N.O.M. is a Soviet/Russian experimental rock band, formed in 1987 in Saint Petersburg, known for its mix of art rock, ska, folklore, classical influences and eccentric theatrical stage shows. N.O.M.'s national breakthrough came in the late 1980s when LenTV started playing the band's controversial videos. Short-time heroes of post-Perestroika alternative culture, N.O.M. have never been accepted neither by the massive pop/rock audiences, nor by the mainstream Russian media, but gathered a strong cult following. The band split into two in 1997, but the 2000s saw NOM-Zhir and NOM-Euro gradually reintegrating, the official reunion concert held on 20 April 2007 in the Saint Petersburg's "Port" Club.
Kolibri is a Soviet and Russian experimental pop/rock group formed in 1988 in Saint-Petersburg playing an eclectic brand of baroque pop blended with elements of post-punk, cabaret, chanson and dominated by vocal harmony. In their heyday Kolibri, according to rock historian Andrey Burlaka, combined ironic high posturing with touchingly humane attitude, writing and performing songs that were described variously as exquisite, depressive, extravagant, romantic, naive, sophisticated and decadent. The band released six studio albums which were well received by critics both in Europe and in Russia but never had any commercial success.
Korrozia Metalla is a Russian thrash metal band led by Sergey "Pauk" Troitsky. It is best known for provocative public performances.
Sergey A. Pavlov is a Russian actor, clown, television director, writer and composer
Igor Ivanovich (Garik) Sukachov is a Russian musician, singer-songwriter, poet, actor, film director and TV presenter.
Sergey Kalugin is a Russian acoustic guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet, the leader of the Russian art/progressive rock band Orgia Pravednikov. Kalugin's guitar mastery combines classical and rock guitar trends, his music covers such different genres as progressive rock, Baroque music, flamenco; his poetics deals with such themes as Hermeticism, Kabbalah, vampirism, Christian esoterism, Gnosticism, Buddhism etc., and also includes some satirical component.
Ogurtsov or Ogurtsova is a Russian last name. Possibly a variant of the last name Agureyev, it might also be a derivative from the nickname "Огурец" (Ogurets), which literally means cucumber. This possibility, however, is discounted by some researchers.
Captain Pronin is a Russian animated cartoon parody series created by Mikhail Zaitsev. The series consists of four short animated films produced at Studio Ekran between 1992 and 1994, then expanded into a book series and a video game. Its story revolves around the eponymous protagonist, the grandson of Major Pronin, and his adventures which parody various film clichés.
Sergey Anatolievich Zverev is a Russian hairstylist, cosmetic artist, fashion designer and singer. Zverev has appeared on several television shows, including Full Fashion (Muz-TV) Star In the Cube, and Stars In Fashion (RU.TV).
