Televizor

Of the many groups that came of age amid the creative ferment of perestroika, Televizor, more than any of their contemporaries, put to the test the Soviet regime's lenient new policies toward artistic expression. Starting in 1984 the group became a regular presence on the stage of the Leningrad Rock Club, dodging censorship with hits like "Tvoy Papa Fashist" (Your Dad's a Fascist) and "Byiyti iz-pod Kontrolya" (Escape from Control). Despite their dubious ideological messages, at the peak of their fame in 1987 they became one of the most famous rock groups in the Soviet Union, ...