The final concert of the tour took place on 23 February 2020 at the Glastonberry club in Moscow. This also proved to be Ryabinov’s final public appearance – he died of a stroke several weeks later on 16 March, aged 55.
In 2019, the group reformed and announced a tour to celebrate its 35th anniversary, with Letov replaced by various collaborators, such as Igor Zhevtun (who substituted for Letov on some songs on Instruktsiya po vyzhivaniyu due to Letov having lost his voice), Oleg Sudakov (who managed Kommunizm) and Ryabinov.
Letov died on 19 February 2008 in his sleep at his home in Omsk from heart and respiratory failure. He was 43 years old.
Letov’s last album, Zachem Snyatsya Sny? ( Russian : Зачем снятся сны? , lit. ‘ What Are Dreams Dreamt For? ‘ ) was released in 2007. In an interview in January 2008, Letov said that this album might be his last. This album was recorded as usual in the “GrOb…
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On 8 February 2004, at a GrOb concert at the Ural Palace of Culture in Ekaterinburg , a 19-year-old skinhead bashed a 23-year-old non-Slavic fan to death. The following day, Letov posted a note on the official GrOb website, “Official statement from E. Letov and GrOb regarding the events at…
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In 2002, Letov produced Zvezdopad ( Russian : Звездопад , lit. ‘ Starfall ‘ ), an album of covers of Soviet-era songs. In the 2000s, many Russian groups recorded and performed tributes to GrOb, and in 2005, the group toured the United States. In 2004–05, the group released the critically…
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In 1999, after their first US tour, Kuzya left the band due to personal circumstances. On 28 December of the same year, the group’s guitarist Evgeny “Makhno” Pyanov died after falling from the window of his apartment after a long night of drinking. He was 27 years old . Letov…
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In 1993, Grazhdanskaya Oborona reformed and began playing live again, but no new material was released until 1997. In 1996, their entire discography was remastered and given an official cassette issue for the first time on the fledgling XOP label, which was a sublabel of Moroz Records used to release…
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In 1990, Grazhdanskaya Oborona broke up after playing their final concert in Tallinn: Letov stated he was afraid they would turn into a “commercial pseudo-counterculture project” and decided to put the band on hiatus. After that he started the psychedelic rock project Yegor i Opizdenevshiye with Kuzya and Igor Zhevtun.…
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In 1989 Grazhdanskaya Oborona released four noise rock / industrial -influenced albums ( Война, Армагеддон-Попс, Здорово и вечно and Русское поле экспериментов ), often considered their best. Letov’s lyrics became darker and more elaborate, inspired by existentialist philosophy and literature. Some songs (e.g. “Насекомые” ( Insects ) from Армагеддон-Попс ,…
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