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Russkiy Razmer (, lit. Russian Size) is a Russian
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Origins

Russkiy Razmer was formed between 1991 and 1993 by Dmitry Kopotilov and Viktor Bondaryuk, two school friends originally from
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in 1993 with various pop musicians taking part in it. The first replicated album of Russkiy Razmer was recorded together with Vadim Volodin, a famous Russian sound-arranger and producer, in
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. Russkiy Razmer was an active participant in many TV music shows. The video for the song "Batman" (from the album ''Yu-A-Yu'') reached respectable places on the top charts . During that time they actively performed as an opening band at the concerts of
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and other touring musicians. Their call "Davai-davai!" (simple translation of "C'mon-c'mon!") quickly became trendy in the Russian club culture. (in Russian) In 1995 they met Alexander Levin, a TV and music producer. As the leading vocalist Angela (Anzhelika Kuznetsova) left the group to start a solo music career, Levin teamed Kopotilov and Bondaryuk with Alexey Lebedinsky, a parody singer and their old-time friend known by the stage name of Professor Lebedinsky. They regularly performed together from 1996 to 1998 and recorded two albums: ''Davay-Davay!'' in 1996 and ''Hello-Goodbye!'' in 1997. Their friend
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, at the time a popular radio DJ and showman, also helped them with promotion. The album ''We dance?'' was released in 1998 and reached U.S.A. and Europe. From then on Russkiy Razmer actively went on foreign tours, and during the period of 1997-2005 the group performed in the U.S.A. fifteen times. The song "Angel of the Day" (from the album ''650'') and the video of the song also reached the charts. Since 1999 Eleonora Filimonova has been the vocalist of the group. In the beginning of 2005 Igor Lutsenko joined the group, as a replacement for Viktor Bondaryuk, who had previously left.


Discography

The first album of Russkiy Razmer, ''Ю-А-Ю'' (''Yu-A-Yu''), was recorded with a female vocalist, Анжела (Anzhelika Kuznetsova), and Вадим Володин (Vadim Volodin), who was the sound-arranger and producer of that time. The next album ''Ля-Ля-Фа'' (''La-La-Fa'') was recorded with Профессор Лебединский (Professor Lebedinsky) and consisted mainly of rave cover-versions of all-time popular Russian songs. At the same time, the group was recording an alternative club album, ''Мяу'' (''Meow''). It had the alternate title ''Съешь таблетку, будь здоров!'' (''Eat a Pill and be Healthy!''). After a two-year hiatus the group released their fifth album in 1998, ''Танцуем?'' (''We Dance?''). In 1999 the group released their album ''650'', which featured the female vocalist Настя (''Nastya''). Before the next studio album, a collection of dance cover-versions of popular songs (mostly songs from famous Soviet films), ''Next'', was issued. A year later, the album ''БумZ-БумZ'' (''BumZ-BumZ'') was released. The group then released the albums ''Выход - OUT'' (''Exit - OUT''), ''Меня колбасит'' (''I Feel Groovy''), and ''Восходящие воздушные потоки'' (''Ascending Airflows''). The last album with Viktor Bondaryuk was ''Цyzамен'' (''Together'', in German ''zusammen''). The new album ''!Слушай'' (''!Listen'') was released in 2010.


Literature

''Alexander Alekseev, Andrei Burlaka (2001)''. Encyclopedia of Russian Pop and Rock Music. — Moscow: Eksmo-Press, p. 333.


References


External links


Russki Razmer's official website (in Russian)

Russki Razmer's unofficial forum (in Russian)

Russkiy Razmer on russmus.net: lyrics and English translations
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