ROCK CALENDAR: Sep 22 2003 Yuri Shevchuk was awarded the title "people's artist of Bashkortostan"

Immediately I'd say-perhaps, my reference book again's lying, for in Wikipedia is worth 18 September. But the post is ready, and not in the date sense. Decided to to leave-as there is. I can't go back... Well, day, well, two – but not four…

In 1984, after the release of the album "Periphery", in which Shevchuk draws not particularly attractive picture of life in the Outback, relations with the authorities again develop unsuccessfully. Concerts banned several times, but it only added to the young musicians of popularity among listeners. As a result, Shevchuk is summoned to the local branches of the KGB and the Komsomol and offered to avoid more serious trouble to leave Ufa. In support of this, the press begins bullying Shevchuk, who is even called " agent of the Vatican "for the text of the song" Fill the sky with kindness", and the group is forbidden to record in the studios. Shevchuk was expelled from the Komsomol. Some fans (including the future wife of Yuri — Elmira) collected signatures in support of the band.
Initially, the band moved to Sverdlovsk, where Yuri Shevchuk played in the band "Urfin jus" at the dance, but soon he had to leave from there. Shevchuk travels around the country, speaking at the apartments of friends. So in March 1985 with a then unknown Bashlacheva Alexander Shevchuk has played in the semi-legal concert in auditorium 6 of the Leningrad veterinary Institute (Moscow Ave, D. 99) in Leningrad — miraculously preserved recording of this concert in 1995 were published under the name "boiler room".
Drove "the musician Yura" across the country, besides those who now again – the administration, up to the top. And then, again failed to strangle quietly gave "people". Exactly where and forged from it an artist. A real artist, not those dolls that are awarded and then put back in a chest of mothballs. For contrast-today in 2005 at Vasilyevsky descent in Moscow was held the ceremony of MTV Russia Music Awards 2005. Performer someone Dima Bilan received two awards at once. The best singer - Jasmine, the best group-Disco Accident…

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