The death of Tsoi: place, date, reason

Reflecting on the phenomenon of Viktor Tsoi, we are sometimes even difficult to explain, due to which he managed to earn the people's love. What was so entangled in his songs? He composed music himself and performed songs that could awaken a dormant passion in people and made them look at the world from a completely different perspective. He was a kind of voice of the people, who did not want to remain silent, obeying the communist ideology. He was called one of the symbols of Russian rock, as well as the Mohican, the last hero of our country. Victor Tsoi on cultural significance is sometimes put on the same level as Vladimir Vysotsky. But before that no artist was awarded such an honor. That is why the death of Viktor Tsoi was perceived by the progressive part of the inhabitants of our country so tragically. In this article, we will try to disclose the circumstances of the death of the singer. But first you just want to talk about him, about his life and work.

Biography

Rock musician Viktor Tsoy, who lived and worked in the Soviet Union, singing in his songs the absurdity of Soviet propaganda, was born June 21, 1962 in the northern capital, which was then called Leningrad. He died quite young. In the year of Tsoi's death, the country made its last breath, but it still continued to exist. He died without knowing that the Soviet Union had to live out his last months and that his country would soon be faced with such grandiose transformations, which he could not even dream about. Victor was born into a mixed family. His mother, Valentina Vasilievna Guseva, is Russian by nationality. She worked at school as a teacher of physical education. Father - Robert Tsoi - is of Korean origin. Grandpa Victor - Maxim Maximovich Tsoi - was born and raised in Kazakhstan, where he was mistaken for his, for the Kazakh.

Childhood

The boy was the only child in the family. Between the parents there were always disagreements, and when Victor was 11 years old, they split up, but after a year, love won, and they reunited. However, this year decided the future fate of the young Vitya. Mom, who was very worried about the divorce, seeing that her son was suffering greatly from separation from her father, gave it to an art school. The creative inclinations of the boy were noticeable from the earliest childhood. Vitya was able to draw and sculpt differently figurines from plasticine. It was here, in the school, that he met Maxim Pashkov, who taught him to play the guitar. On the day of the death of Viktor Tsoi, he will, like nobody else, grieve over him. After all, nothing can compare with children's friendship.

An Introduction to Rock Art

The Art School was on the channel. A. Griboyedov. All the students dreamed that they would someday become artists, and thought they had a special talent. However, most of them did not manage to realize this childhood dream. Victor, of course, had a special gift, which later made him the idol of millions, even the death of Tsoi could not forget his name.

From the story of Pashkov you can find out that at first they did not become friends with Vitya. They were in different companies, who were constantly quarreling with each other. However, after getting slightly older, they gradually reached out to each other. Began to listen to the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Johnny Holiday, etc. They liked the songs in English. Then, at the age of thirteen, they began playing different melodies together. Or rather, Maxim taught Victor to play, because then he did not even know how to hold the instrument in his hands. Pashkov had several guitars, and he gave one of them to a friend. They were joined by a drummer who tried to play on a pioneer drum. That's how the group was formed, which was later called "Chamber No. 6". After the end of the art school, the children began to spend almost all their time playing music.

Youth

After the 8th grade of the secondary school Viktor Tsoy entered the Serov School. Despite his passion for music, he did not stop thinking about becoming an artist. In the assembly hall of the school there was some kind of equipment, electric instruments that the self-taught musicians had not even dreamed of, and, after asking permission from the administration, Victor and Maxim began rehearsing there, and then performing at student evenings and discos. Here they found a drummer for their group - Tolika Smirnov, whose fame spread throughout Leningrad. Maxim wrote music and poetry, and Vitya helped with the arrangement, and it turned out perfectly well for him. Sing while the future rock star was shy and modestly kept in second place. Naturally, he practically did not attend classes in the school, and he was soon expelled. After that, he was in the band to a punk player named Pig. It was in the composition of this collective that he wrote his first song - "Dedication to Mark Bolan". Every day the guy became more and more fond of music, and she was with him until the last minute. On the day of Tsoi's death, having learned of his tragic death, many remembered him by his own songs.

Hobbies

In addition to music in the style of rock, Choi also adored martial arts. He especially liked the karate classes. His idol in this sport was Bruce Lee. This fascination was so large that he wanted to be like his favorite actor in everything, began to imitate his image. His rival in this sport was Yuri Kasparian. With him they fought for a long time, honing many tricks. His other hobby was more creative: he beautifully carved figures of netsuke from wood. And in general, carving on wood earned on bread. And there was a time when Victor painted portraits of Schwarzenegger (in those years he was at the peak of popularity) and sold them at the metro for 1 ruble.

Distinctive traits of character

Maxim Pashkov - the man who knew Tsoi best of all - said that he was incredibly humble, shy, unsociable, we can say, conservative compared to other members of the rocker brotherhood. In addition, he behaved too intellectually on stage, and this was different from other Leningrad musicians working in the style of rock. He was never unbridled. Although, like all rockers, in his life there were drugs, and doping, and much more. He was very attracted to fashionable Western things, for example, he liked to wear long leather coats. And he also had a strange feature: he could stumble and fall on a flat place, got into awkward situations. It seemed that the guy was in the clouds, but he was never very dreamy. Maxim Pashkov believed that in his youth he was not at all different in originality and was quite an ordinary man, although he gravitated toward merriment and was very afraid of routine.

Forward, to the goal!

Years passed, and Victor purposefully moved to his dream. I wonder where fate would have brought him, if not death. Victor Tsoi was attracted only by the thought that one can stand out from the crowd and become an idol of many millions. At the same time he was a very peaceful and friendly person. He did not know how to "get his teeth", but all the time he worked, composed and sang. Initially, he composed music in secret from all. But once, daring, presented his work to the audience, and of course they liked that. Tsoi's group was created as a result of the merger of three musicians: himself, Rybin and Oleg, nicknamed Basis, who was a drummer. Their collective was first called "Garin and Hyperboloid", and then it was renamed "Kino". Gradually, the group began to gain popularity, and it had fans. They were the ones that grieved the most on the day of the death of Viktor Tsoi. The producer of the first album "45" was Grebenshchikov. This entry in Leningrad was in great demand. So the ascent of the singer to the musical Olympus began.

Opinions about him

Some friends close to him believe that he was very lazy. Perhaps it was not laziness, but internal concentration, which did not allow him to fuss, be energetic and look optimistic. There were times when he liked to just lie on the couch and do not leave the house for days on end. It was not a breakthrough, but rather it can be called an inert man who can let his life run its course. However, all this has evaporated over the years, and he has become a more confident person.

Personal life

In 1984, 23-year-old Victor Tsoy met with a member of the Leningrad Circus, a girl named Marianna. She gave him faith in herself, in her own strength. In the same year they were married, and months later they had a son, Sasha. It was thanks to Marianne Victor was able to gain confidence in their abilities. When he received a summons to the army, he imitated suicide and went to a psychiatric hospital, and the faithful Marianna settled there as a nurse to be near. Nevertheless, on the day of Tsoi's death, she was no longer with him. By this time he already had another lover - Natalya Razlogova - a woman who was older than him and had a strong influence on his fate.

the end

On August 15, 1990 the country was shaken by the terrible news. The idol of millions is no more! The death of Tsoi for all was a surprise. On that day he was on vacation in the Baltics. Natalia and son Sasha went with him to the Riga seashore. On that ill-fated morning, he was traveling somewhere on his "Muscovite". According to one version, on fishing. Falling asleep at the wheel, he could not manage the control, and he carried it to the oncoming lane, where he ran into a big bus, Ikarus. An ambulance crew went to the place of Viktor Tsoi's death, but it turned out that he died instantly. This message became not only stunning for fans of his talent, but also deadly. Yes, in the truest sense of the word. According to the summaries, Tsoi's death resulted in the suicide of 45 young people who considered him to be their "deity," an idol, an idol. His music was so much influenced by the minds of millions.

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People of this generation probably remember how on the walls of buildings across the country began to appear written chalk and paint inscriptions "Tsoi is alive!". Everywhere his music sounded, and no one wanted to believe that he was no longer alive. The place of Tsoi's death (see photo in the article) became the most visited in the Union. Here crowds of admirers, wishing to see with their own eyes that part of the road, where the life of their idol was interrupted. Victor was buried in the Leningrad cemetery. His grave became a place for pilgrimage. Here and to this day you can find fresh flowers and candles, and sometimes cigarette butts. The death of Tsoi did not become the end of his work. Many young guys who were born even after the death of the singer, once hearing his songs, are addicted to them. That's what real talent means! He is immortal! And there are people who do not believe in the death of Tsoi. A photo of a broken car and its already dead has been published in the press more than once, but it does not convince them either. After all, they do not believe in the whole world in the death of Elvis Presley? So Viktor Tsoy: he is alive, while his songs are heard in the hearts and memory of millions of fans!