Lesopoval
Lesopoval (russian: Лесопова́л , translated as "tree felling" or "logging camp", a symbol of Siberian labor camps and also of the forced labor within the camps) is a Russian band formed in 1990 by Mikhail Tanich and Sergey Korzhukov. Their music is in the style of Russian chanson, which is music from the perspective of the criminal underworld. The hero of many of their songs is often a criminal or ex-convict, and their songs contain many references to the way such "marginalized" persons live. The songs in many way romanticize the life of criminals, many of them taking place in and concerning labor camps and prison. Mikhail Tanich wrote the lyrics to every song the group performed until his death on April 17, 2008. In writing the lyrics to the songs Lesopoval performed, Mikhail Tanich drew on the six years he spent in a Soviet labor camp, during which time he came to empathize with criminals from all walks of life. In total, the group released at least 19 albums, including ...
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Sergey Korzhukov
Sergey Korzhukov (russian: link=no, Серге́й Коржуков) (December 2, 1959 – July 20, 1994) was a Russians, Russian musician and soloist, best known for being the only singer of all Lesopoval songs for the first few years of the band's existence.Sergey Korzhukov http://www.laminortv.ru/482/?id=3928 Accessed March 12, 2010. He died of a ruptured aorta sustained from a fall to the ground from the balcony of his high-rise apartment. Rumors persist that he was pushed. References

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