Televizor
| Televizor Телевизор |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Genres |
Dark wave Gothic rock Industrial rock Techno Funk rock Synthpop |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Associated acts |
Nautilus Pompilius DDT |
| Website | www |
| Members |
Sergey Sivickiy Sergey Rusanov |
Televizor (Russian: Телевизор) is a Soviet/Russian gothic rock/industrial group formed in 1984 in Saint-Petersburg. Leader and founder of group — . They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club. They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics. At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.
Televizor's songs were selected for the Legends of Russian Rock collection.
The band got its start in the 1984, in Leningrad, and is considered part of the Leningrad Rock Club. Their 1987 album "Otechestvo illyuziy" is among the best albums in the history of Russian rock.
"Your Papa Is a Fascist" is one of their most famous songs.
Mikhail's songs and the Televizor music are influenced by Talking Heads,The Cure,Cocteau Twins,The Beatles, Depeche Mode,The Smiths, philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as writers: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky,Mikhail Bulgakov and Hermann Hesse.
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