Photos from the personal archives of Russian rock stars

Viktor Tsoi, Konstantin Kinchev, Boris Grebenshchikov, Vyacheslav Butusov — these names are familiar to everyone. Most of them know them as legendary musicians and stars of Russian rock. But for some, they are simple people who went to institutes, defended diplomas, rocked children in cradles and served in the army. Today we offer to look at old photos of the most prominent representatives of Russian rock and remember their turbulent youth.

1. Konstantin Kinchev

2. Viktor Tsoi and the Kino Group

3. Alexander Bashlachev, 1987

4. Boris Grebenshchikov, January 2002

5. Performance of the TV group in Angarsk, 1987

6. Vyacheslav Butusov found Indian cannabis

7. Pig, group "AU"

8. Sergey "Chizh" Chigrakov at a rehearsal at the Dzerzhinsky Palace of Culture of Chemists

9. Yuri Khoy

10. The "Speaker" group

11. Sergey Galanin and the Gulliver Group

12. Aquarium, 1986. Photo by Igor Mukhin

13. Alexander Bashlachev

14. Beat quartet "Secret", concert at the 3rd festival of the Leningrad Rock Club

15. Viktor Tsoi on the bus. Photo by Igor Mukhin

16. Vyacheslav Butusov, 1996

17. Kostya and Panama hat

18. Mike Naumenko and Sergey Ryzhenko

19. Oleg Garkusha, Auctioneer, 1988

20. Yuri Shevchuk carries his backing vocalist Alyona Romanova in his arms

21. The "Speaker" group

22. Aquarium, apartment

23. Beat quartet "Secret", 1985

24. The Samoilov Brothers

25. Vyacheslav Butusov and Alla Pugacheva

26. "Civil Defense"

27. Leningrad rock club — new wave band "TV"

28. Mike Naumenko

29. Oleg Garkusha, Auctioneer

30. The wedding of Yuri Kasparyan and Joanna Stingray

31. Chizh, Sasha Gordeev (director of "KISH"), Kostya. On the Dobrolet. SPb

32. Yuri Shevchuk with his mother at her exhibition

33. Konstantin Kinchev, Pyotr Mamonov, Sergey Zharikov, Vasily Shumov and Boris Grebenshchikov, 1986

34. Boris Grebenshchikov in the studio with Jivan Gasparyan, November 2001

35. V. Butusov on a walk with his daughter

36. Guests of the Leningrad rock club, Sverdlovsk group "Chaif"

37. Bravo Group

38. The Zoo Group

39. E. Letov and Yanka

40. Kinchev at the dacha

41. Mike Naumenko, 1978

42. Mariana and Viktor Tsoi

43. Yuri Shevchuk with his mother

44. Viktor Tsoi and Konstantin Kinchev. Leningrad (4th Festival, Nevsky Recreation Center, 31.05.86)

45. Boris Grebenshchikov — LSU student. 1976

46. Vyacheslav Butusov on the defense of the diploma

47. Garik Sukachev and the group "Sunset by hand", early 80's

48. Jean Sagadeev, E.S.T. group on the stage of "Gorbushki", 1988. Photo M. Grushina

49. Konstantin Kinchev

50. Rehearsal of the group "Picnic", mid-80s of the 20th century

source