Russia

1992
DDT (band) Black mongrel Petersburg programme

During December 1992 and January 1993, DDT presented its first programme, Chyorny pyos Peterburg [ ru ] (Black mongrel Petersburg), and toured widely in CIS countries.

DDT (band) release of Aktrisa Vesna

In 1992 DDT released the album Aktrisa Vesna [ ru ] (Spring, the actress).

1991
Korol i Shut Recorded their music for the first time

The band recorded their music for the first time in 1991 in a semi-professional studio . Their music was broadcast on the radio soon after and they began to tour around Saint Petersburg’s clubs. They began rehearsing in the club TaMtAm , in which the bands Chimera and Tequilajazzz also…
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DDT (band) recording of Plastun

In 1991, the band recorded another album, the keyboard-heavy Plastun [ ru ] (‘A crawling soldier’; originally the name of a Cossack infantry unit ),

1990
Kino (band) released in December 1990

Before Tsoi died, they had recorded several songs in Latvia , and the remaining members of Kino finished the album as a tribute to him. While it had no official title, it is often called the Black Album (Russian: Чёрный альбом , romanized: Chorny albom ) in reference to its…
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Kino (band) died in a car crash

However, on 15 August , Tsoi died in a car crash near Tukums while returning from a fishing trip.

Kino (band) decided to take a short break

In June 1990, after finishing a lengthy touring season, the band decided to take a short break before recording an album in France .

DDT (band) release of Ottepel

Also in 1990, the band released Ottepel [ ru ] (Thaw), which presented their first concert from Saint Petersburg.

DDT (band) concerts in US and Japan

In 1990, DDT performed several concerts in the US and Japan.

Kino (band) performed at Luzhniki Stadium

In 1990, Kino performed at Luzhniki Stadium , where the organizers lit the Olympic flame, which had been lit only four times before (at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, the World Festival of Youth and Students in 1985, the Goodwill Games in 1986, and the Moscow International Peace Festival 1989.)