Televizor - Topic

Televizor is a Soviet/Russian gothic rock/industrial group formed in 1984 in Saint-Petersburg. Mikhail Borzykin is the lead singer and founder of group. They began to perform at the Leningrad Rock Club. They are noted for their strong views against authoritarianism in Russian politics, and have repeatedly denounced the actions of Vladimir Putin in their lyrics. At the time the group first formed, it was one of comparatively few political rock bands in Soviet Union.
Televizor's songs were selected for the Legends of Russian Rock collection.