Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Civil Defence in Russian) was a Soviet/Russian
psychedelic punk band, founded in 1984 and led by singer/songwriter Yegor Letov until his death in 2008. It is famous for its raw, unpolished sound and symbolist, absurdist, often rude yet socially charged lyrics. Letov also created side projects
Егор И Опизденевшие (Egor and Opizdenevshie) and
Коммунизм (Communism). Band's name is often abbreviated as "grob", which translates to "coffin". The band was created in Omsk, Siberia, by a young Soviet poet and musician, Yegor (Igor) Letov, in D…
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