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Splean (band)
Splean () is a popular Russian rock band, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1994.Андрей Бурлака. Рок-энциклопедия. Популярная музыка в Ленинграде – Петербурге. 1965–2005, Том 3, Спб:Амфора, 2007 с. 268-273 Since then, they have remained one of the most popular rock bands in Russia and the former Soviet Union. The band's name is derived from "spleen" (in the sense of " depression"), and the "ea" spelling in English is a pun on the spelling of the Beatles. It was borrowed from a short poem by Sasha Cherny, which the band set to music. History Lead singer Alexander Vasilyev and bass guitarist Alexander Morozov decided to form a band together while working in "Buff" theatre as stage workers. Later, keyboardist Nikolay Rostovsky and other musicians joined them. Despite the risk of losing their jobs, they began recording their first album '' Pyl'naja byl''' (''Dusty Fact'') in one of the theatre's studios a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the Saint Petersburg metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the List of European cities by population within city limits, fourth-most populous city in Europe, the List of cities and towns around the Baltic Sea, most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's List of northernmost items#Cities and settlements, northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a Ports of the Baltic Sea, historically strategic port, it is governed as a Federal cities of Russia, federal city. The city was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May 1703 on the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Cherny
Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg ( rus, Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Гли́кберг, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈɡlʲiɡbʲɪrk, a=Alyexandr Mikhaylovich Glickbyerg.ru.vorb.oga; – 5 July 1932), better known as Sasha Chorny or Cherny ( rus, Са́ша Чёрный, p=ˈsaʂə ˈtɕɵrnɨj, a=Sasha Chyornyy.ru.vorb.oga), was a Russian poet, satirist and children's writer. Early years Alexander Glikberg was born into a Jewish family of pharmacists in Odessa, Russian Empire (currently in Ukraine) on October 13 N.S. 1880. The Glikberg family was not a happy one: his mother suffered from hysteria and children were bad for her nerves; his father often became violent and severely punished his children. It so happened that among the five Glikberg children there were two Alexanders (or Sashas for short), the blond Sasha was usually called ''White Sasha'' (''Белый Саша'' in Russian) and the brunet ''Black Sasha'' (''Чёрный Саша'' in Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
War (2002 Film)
''War'' (, translit. ''Voina'') is a 2002 Russian war film by Aleksei Balabanov about the Second Chechen War, starring Aleksei Chadov and Ian Kelly. Plot The story is told from the perspective of former conscript Ivan Yermakov ( Alexei Chadov), a defendant in a pre-trial detention facility who is giving an interview to a journalist. As he begins recounting his story, the film cuts to Chechnya in the summer of 2001, during the Second Chechen War. Being held captive by Chechen warlord Aslan Gugayev ( Georgy Gurguliya), Ivan serves as a domestic slave and Aslan's communications specialist, since Ivan graduated from a computer school and speaks English. One day, Aslan also captures two actors from England: John Boyle ( Ian Kelly) and his fiancée Margaret Michaelsen ( Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė). After a while, Ivan and the actors are transported to another village and put in a dungeon, where they meet Captain Medvedev ( Sergei Bodrov, Jr.), paralyzed as a result of a shrapnel wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brother 2
''Brother 2'' () is a 2000 Russian crime film written and directed by Aleksei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov Jr.. It is a direct sequel to the 1997 film ''Brother''. The film is set in Moscow and Chicago. ''Brother 2'' received mostly positive reviews from critics, praising the acting, plot, setting, and soundtrack. The film is considered an integral part of Russian culture and has had a strong influence on the development of Russian cinema. Plot The film opens in Moscow with Danila Bagrov ( Sergei Bodrov Jr.) and two of his friends from the army, Ilya Setevoy ( Kirill Pirogov) and Konstantin "Kostya" Gromov ( Alexander Dyachenko), being interviewed on TV about their service in the First Chechen War. In the corridors of the television center, Danila meets pop singer Irina Saltykova. Ilya works for the State Historical Museum on Red Square while Kostya works in the security department of a bank. After the interview, Kostya reveals that his twin brother, Dmitry, is an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk ( ) is the largest city and the administrative centre of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia,Law #109 located from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about north of Vladivostok. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 617,441. It was known as ''Khabarovka'' until 1893. The city was the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from 2002 until December 2018, when the status was given to Vladivostok. As is typical of the interior of the Russian Far East, Khabarovsk has an extreme climate with strong seasonal swings resulting in strong, cold winters and relatively hot and humid summers. History Earliest record Historical records indicate that a city was founded on the site in the eighth century. The Tungusic peoples are indigenous to the city's vicinity. The city was named ( zh, t= 伯力, p=Bólì, labels=no) in Chinese when it was part of the Chinese empire. During the Tang dynasty, Boli was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arms Collector
''Arms Collector'' () is the second album by the Russian band Splean Splean () is a popular Russians, Russian rock music, rock band, formed in Saint Petersburg in 1994.Андрей Бурлака. Рок-энциклопедия. Популярная музыка в Ленинграде – Петербурге. ..., released in 1996. Track listing Demo version The demo version of the album includes 8 tracks. One of the tracks, "Kuda letit moi samolyot?" (), was not included in the final version of album. The name of the track "Strannaya pesnya" () was changed to "Samovar" () in the original release. Original release Personnel * Aleksandr Vasilyev – vocals, lyrics *Aleksandr Morozov – bass guitar *Nikolai Rostovskii – keyboards *Nikolai Lysov – drums *Stas Berezovskii – guitar *Nikolai Panov – saxophone External links * 1994 albums SNC Records albums Splean albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashe Radio
Nashe Radio (, ''Our Radio'', pronounced ''Nashe radio'') is a Russian Rock music radio station. It was designed to promote Russian rock bands, as opposed to pop and Western music. Nashe is based in Moscow and broadcast in every major Russian city as well as through the internet stream. It was founded in 1998 by former Radio Maximum producer . Popular bands aired on Nashe include Zemfira, Aria, DDT, Kino, Splin, Bi-2, and many others, including Ukrainian and Belarusian bands, which are never considered foreign. The music style ranges from pop rock to heavy metal to folk rock and reggae, but Nashe's mainstream is 80's style classic rock and modern pop punk. Nashe Radio chart, "Chart Dozen" (Chartova duzhina, play on "Devil's dozen", as the chart consists of 13 positions), updated weekly, is the major rock music chart in Russia. Since 2003, yearly results of chart are celebrated in annual indoor "Chart Dozen" festival. Since 2008, annual music award of the same name is pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashestvie
Nashestvie () was the largest open-air Rock festival, festival of Russian rock, organized by Nashe Radio station. It was held annually during the first weekend of July (first weekend of August until 2006) in the environs of Moscow, Russia, since 1999 and has been open air since 2000. Nashestvie has changed its venue several times: it was initially held in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, but recently it moved northwest to Tver Oblast. It was held each year since then until 2019 (except in 2007, when an unofficial replacement festival was held instead). Since 2020 Nashestvie is being regularly banned by the Russian authorities. The festival's name is a word play in Russian: it literally means "invasion", but is also derived from the name of Nashe Radio (Our Radio). Media also dubbed it "Russian Woodstock".Reich, Rebecca (August 1, 2003). Nashe Radio Unveils an All New Fest. ''The Moscow Times''. Retrieved 2009-12-07.Kozlov, Vladimir (July 6, 2009).Danger: rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridges To Babylon Tour
The Bridges to Babylon Tour was a worldwide concert tour by the Rolling Stones. Staged in support of their album '' Bridges to Babylon'', the tour visited stadiums from 1997 to 1998. It grossed over $274 million, becoming the second-highest-grossing tour at that time, behind their own Voodoo Lounge Tour of 1994–1995. The Bridges to Babylon Tour was followed by 1999's No Security Tour. History The tour was announced in a press conference held beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The tour began on 9 September 1997 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and comprised fifty-six shows in North America, nine shows in South America, six shows in Japan and thirty-seven shows in Europe. It concluded on 19 September 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey. Five shows were cancelled (in Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Bilbao and Gijón) and five were postponed (in Italy, Ireland and Great Britain). The production was designed by Mark Fisher, Charlie Watts, Mick Jagger and Patrick Woodroffe. The show ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, commonly known as Luzhniki Stadium, is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 78,011 makes it the List of football stadiums in Russia, largest football stadium in Russia and the List of European stadiums by capacity, ninth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, and is located in Khamovniki District of the Central Administrative Okrug of Moscow city. The name ''Luzhniki'' derives from the flood meadows in the bend of Moskva River where the stadium was built, translating roughly as "The Meadows". The stadium is located at Luzhniki Street, 24, Moscow. Luzhniki was the main stadium of the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1980 Olympic Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as some of the competitions, including the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics, athletics and Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics, final of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of the most popular, influential, and enduring bands of the Album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the band pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their early years, Jones was the primary leader. Andrew Loog Oldham became their manager in 1963 and encouraged them to write their own songs. The Jagger–Richards, Jagger–Richards partnership soon became the band's primary songwriting and creative force. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the Rolling Stones started out playing Cover version, covers and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful counterculture of the 1960s. They then f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moskovsky Komsomolets
''Moskovskij Komsomolets'' (''MK''; ) is a Moscow-based daily newspaper with a circulation approaching one million, covering general news. Founded in 1919, it is famed for its topical reporting on Russian politics and society. History The newspaper was first published by the Moscow Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol) on 11 December 1919 as ''Yunyi Kommunar'' (). Over the next years it changed its name several time, starting a few months after the first issue when it became the ''Yunosheskaya Pravda'' (). In 1924, after Vladimir Lenin's death, it was renamed to ''Molodoy Leninets'' (). It took its present-day name in September 1929. Between 1931 and 1939, the paper ceased publication. It was revived in 1940, but not for long: World War II interrupted publishing again in August 1941. Publishing resumed only on 2 October 1945. Until 1990, it served as the organ of the Moscow Committee and the Moscow City Committee of the Komsomol. In 1991, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
