Photos from the personal archives of Russian rock stars

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

7. Pig, group "AU"

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

9. Yuri Khoi

10. Dynamic 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

18. Mike Naumenko and Sergey Ryzhenko

19. Oleg Garkusha, "Auktyon", 1988

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

21. Group "Dynamik"

22. Aquarium, apartment building

23. Beat Quartet "Secret", 1985

24. Brothers Samoilov

25. Vyacheslav Butusov and Alla Pugacheva

26. "Civil Defense"

27. Leningrad rock club - a new wave group "TV"

28. Mike Naumenko

29. Oleg Garkusha, "Auktyon"

30. Wedding of Yuri Kasparian and Joanna Stingray

31. Chizh, Sasha Gordeev (Director of KiSh), Kostya. On Dobrolet. St. Petersburg

32. Yuri Shevchuk with his mother at her exhibition

33. Konstantin Kinchev, Petr Mamonov, Sergei 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 "Chayf"

37. Group "Bravo"

38. Group "Zoo"

39. E. Letov and Yanka

40. Kinchev in the country

41. Mike Naumenko, 1978

42. Maryana and Viktor Tsoi

43. Yuri Shevchuk with his mother

44. Viktor Tsoi and Konstantin Kinchev. Leningrad (4th festival, Nevsky Palace of Culture, 05/31/86)

45. Boris Grebenshchikov - student of Leningrad State University. 1976

46. Vyacheslav Butusov at the defense of his diploma

47. Garik Sukachev and the Sunset Manual group, early 80s

48. Zhan Sagadeev, E.S.T. on the stage of Gorbushka, 1988. Photo by M. Grushin

49. Konstantin Kinchev

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