Televizor

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Televizor
Телевизор
Synthpop
Years active1984–present
MembersMikhail Borzykin [ru]
Sergey Sivickiy
Sergey Rusanov
Websitetelevizor.band

Televizor (Russian: Телевизор, "Television set") is a Soviet/Russian

Saint-Petersburg. Mikhail Borzykin [ru] is the lead singer[2] and founder of group.[3] They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club.[4] They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics.[5] At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.[6]

Televizor's songs were selected for the Legends of Russian Rock collection.

History

The band got its start in the 1984, in Leningrad, and is considered part of the Leningrad Rock Club.[7] Their 1987 album Otechestvo Illyuziy (Russian: Отечество иллюзий) is among the best albums in the history of Russian rock.[8]

"Your Papa Is a Fascist" is one of their most famous songs.[9]

Mikhail's songs and the Televizor music are influenced by Talking Heads,[10] The Cure,[10][11][12] Cocteau Twins,[10][11] The Beatles, Depeche Mode,[10][13] The Smiths,[10] philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as writers: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky,[6] Mikhail Bulgakov[14] and Hermann Hesse.[14][15]

On May 13, 2015 they performed the song "Ty prosti nas, Ukraina" (

Heavenly Hundred.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1985 Шествие рыб
  • 1987 Отечество иллюзий
  • 1989 Отчуждение
  • 1990 Мечта самоубийцы
  • 1992 Дым-туман
  • 1995 Двое
  • 2001 Путь к успеху
  • 2004 МегаМизантроп
  • 2005 Отчуждение-2005
  • 2009 Дежавю
  • 2016 Ихтиозавр

Live albums

  • 1984 II фестиваль Ленинградского рок-клуба
  • 1985 III фестиваль Ленинградского рок-клуба
  • 1987 Музыка для мёртвых
  • 1990 Концерт в Амстердаме
  • 1994 Живой
  • 2002 Перекрёсток
  • 2010 XXV лет в одной лодке

Members

References

https://blog.allo.ua/istoriya-razvitiya-televizorov-ot-sovetskogo-rubin-do-nashih-dnej_2021-09-55/


История телевизора

  1. ^ Происхождение названия группы ТЕЛЕВИЗОР. "Время Z"
  2. ^ Pushkin, Yuri (2009-10-06). "Banned in the USSR: How Russian rock bands are being censored". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ Burlaka, Andrey (1990). Рок блиц (in Russian). Изд-во "Сов. композитор".
  4. ^ Boyarinov, Denis (2014-04-10). "Михаил Борзыкин: «Я не ухожу из протеста»". Colta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ ""Телевизор" "Дежавю" ("Геометрия")". Kommersant (in Russian). 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. ^ a b Televizor. 100 Magnitoalbums of Soviet Rock
  7. ^ Borzykin
  8. ^ А. Кушнир Телевизор – Отечество иллюзий (1987)
  9. ^ Flintoff, Corey (2014-12-10). "Russian Pop Stars Pay A Price For Speaking Out On Ukraine". NPR. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  10. ^ a b c d e Петербургские рок-интервью: Михаил Борзыкин
  11. ^ a b Михаил Борзыкин. «Претензии искусства на волшебную силу необоснованны»
  12. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Творческий вечер в клубе «ШУМ» (06.11.10)
  13. ^ Михаил Борзыкин. Человек должен идти один... ″Rothmans Адреналин″ — стр. 4
  14. ^ a b "Nашъ Драйвъ" №2, январь 1996 (М. Борзыкин и др.)
  15. ^ Рок-музыка: Бог или Сатана? Интервью для журнала Fuzz
  16. ^ "Російська рок-група написала пісню "Ти прости нас, Україно"" (in Ukrainian). Korrespondent. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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