Poslednie Tanki V Parizhe (Последние танки в Париже; abbreviated П.Т.В.П., PTVP, or PTWP) is a Russian
punk rock band from
Saint-Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
. The band's name translates as The Last Tankas in Paris.
The group was founded in 1996 and has released six full-length albums in Russia. It was formed by drummer
Edward Starkov and vocalist
Alexei Nikonov. The group has intimated that their latest album, 2008's ''Zerkalo'', will be the last they release on CD, believing it to be a dying medium.
[Exorcising the Slave]
'' The St. Petersburg Times'', February 1, 2008. They are noted for their strong views against
authoritarianism
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in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of
Vladimir Putin
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in their lyrics.
[Russian Punk Rockers Rage Against the Putin Machine]
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, August 16, 2009. At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Russia, many of the anti-
communist
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bands of the 1980s having broken up or moved into mainstream music after the dissolution of the
Soviet Union
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. However, over the course of the 2000s, PTVP has become one of several well-known bands with outspoken political viewpoints in Russian rock music.
[Tank Warfare]
. '' The St. Petersburg Times'', September 23, 2005.
Members
*Alexei Nikonov - vocals
*Anton Dokuchaev - guitar
*Iegor Nedviga - bass, backing vocals
*Denis Krivtsov - drums
Discography
;Studio albums
* 1998 — ''Девственность'' (Virginity)
* 1999 — ''Порномания'' (Pornomania)
* 2001 — ''Гексаген'' (Hexagene)
* 2004 — ''2084''
* 2007 — ''Свобода слова'' (Freedom of Speech)
* 2008 — ''Зеркало'' (The Mirror)
* 2010 — ''Порядок вещей'' (The Order of Things)
* 2012 — ''Ультиматум'' (The Ultimatum)
* 2014 — ''Ключи от всех дверей'' (The Skeleton Key)
;Singles, EPs, Demos
* 1996: Olkaa Hyuve (single) (Finnish "You are Welcome")
* 1996: Собаки в глазах (single) (Dogs in your Eyes)
* 1998: Кировский / Дачный / Ласковый Муй Акустика (Kirovsky, Dachny (Suburban), My Tender Acoustics)
* 1999: Порномания 99 (Pornomania 99)
* 2001: Враньёмиксы (Lies Mix)
* 2001: Гексаген (Переиздание’04) (Hexagene, Reissued '04)
* 2002: Девствительность (Live) (Untraslatable portmanteau word, fusion of Reality and Virginity)
* 2002: Может быть Хуже (Live in Moloko 10-07-2002) (Might be worse)
* 2003: Кровь и Сперма (Live in Oplandina 2003) (Blood and Sperm)
* 2004: Евростандарт (single) (Eurostandard)
* 2005: 2085
* 2005: Свобода cлова (Demo) (Freedom of Speech)
* 2006: Зелёные поезда (Acoustic, Live in Вологда 20-05-2006) (Green Trains) (Live in Vologda)
* 2006: Техника Быстрой Записи (The Technique of Speedy Recording)
* 2007: Обычный день (Media EP) (An Ordinary Day)
* 2009: Репортаж с петлёй на шее (EP) (
Chimera
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* Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia ...
cover)
;DVD
* 2007: Права человека (Live in Oplandina 02-05-2006) (Human Rights)
References
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Musical groups from Saint Petersburg
Russian punk rock groups