Kolovrat (russian: Коловрат) is a Russian

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(RAC)/

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band. This is a cult band among the

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and has been described as "famous" in the RAC scene and "best known" of the Russian

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bands. It has been described as a

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group.

History

The band was founded in 1994, in

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by Fedor Volkov and his friends. Denis Gerasimov is a frontman of the group from 2000 year. Originally called Russkoe Getto (russian: Русское гетто, ''Russian Ghetto''), they changed their name to Kolovrat in the autumn of 1997. The band's songs cover a wide variety of styles including rock, metal, Oi!, NSBM and ballads. On November 4, 2009, the band played openly for the first time in the center of Moscow, at the

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as part of the yearly " Russian March".Единство России отпраздновали националисты и «Наши»
/ref> The band was still around as of the mid-2010s.

References

Musical groups from Moscow Russian rock music groups Neo-Nazi musical groups Neo-Nazism in Russia Musical groups established in 1994 1994 establishments in Russia {{Band-stub