civil defense (GrOb)

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1982 — Yegor Letov creates the "Posev" project, the precursor to "Civil Defense." November 8, 1984 — The "Civil Defense" group is formed in Omsk. Its first lineup: Yegor Letov, Konstantin Ryabinov, and Andrei Babenko. 1985 — KGB persecution: Ryabinov is drafted into the army, and Letov is forcibly hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. The albums "Filthy Youth" and "Optimism" fail to be recorded.
1986 — The acoustic album "The Glass Bead Game Before Swine" is recorded (later reworked into "The Red Album").
April 1987 — A secret performance at the Novosibirsk Rock Festival under the name "Adolf Hitler" brings all-Union fame.
May—June 1987 — Letov records five albums alone: ​​"Mousetrap", "Good!!", "Totalitarianism", "Necrophilia", "The Red Album".
Winter 1988 — "Everything is Going According to Plan", "Tak Zakalyas Steel", and "Combat Stimulus" are recorded.
1988—1990 — Concert activity throughout the USSR. The lineup changed frequently (Yanka Dyagileva, Oleg Sudakov, Igor Zhevtun, and others). Recorded were "Songs of Joy and Happiness," "Healthy and Forever," "Armageddon Pops," "War," and "Russian Field of Experiments."
April 13, 1990 — Last concert in Tallinn. The band ceased to exist for three years.
1990-1993 — Letov creates the project "Egor and the Opizdenevshie".
End of 1993 — The reunion of "Civil Defense" is announced.
1994 — Touring as part of the "Russian Breakthrough" movement.
1996 — The albums "Solstice" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" are recorded.
1997 — Letov meets Natalia Chumakova, his future bass player and wife.
2004-2005 — The albums "Long Happy Life", "Reanimation", and "Starfall" are released.
Now it's 1989

Egor Letov

Personality: Extremely contradictory and yet coherent. He was called "the most vibrant personality on the Russian rock scene" and also "a charming, quiet, and kind person, espousing hippie ideals." He was unpredictable, honest, and courageous, and lived a lone wolf lifestyle. At 13, he experienced clinical death, which greatly influenced his worldview. He possessed refined taste and was considered a brilliant sound engineer. In private life, he was a man of "complex morals but simple tastes": he loved sandwiches with sprats and green onions.

Clothing: punk minimalism and consistency. His leather jacket was as constant as his lyrics: he wore it invariably. Sneakers were another absolute must-have; "he was always wearing them," and they were what he wore in his coffin. His famous favorite shirt, decorated with pins and badges, which he wore constantly, was a nearly unwashed black shirt. He eschewed the "prescribed" suit and tie on stage, designing his own outfits and even mastering tailoring because no one would sew from his designs. Later, his image of the "strange man in glasses" evolved into a logo on black T-shirts and hoodies.

Konstantin "Kuzya UO" Ryabinov

Personality: Neat, tidy, with his own standards in everything. He always kept the house clean, liked everything in his salads chopped neatly and finely, and was a good cook. In his poetry and demeanor, he added laughter, absurdity, and imagination to Letov's pathos. Talented, but rumored to be very lazy—he created his best work when Letov was "seething" nearby. He could be grumpy on walks, but with him, "everything became somehow funny and pleasantly absurd."

Clothing: "He always polished his shoes before going out, dressed neatly and cleanly. You can see how his style changed over the years." At the same time, his punk was fundamentally outside the "fashion"