Three genders in Russian music: Feminine, the winners

the 2000s Vera Brezneva



the 2000s Irina Dubzova, Alsou, Zhasmin, Tanya Bulanova, Lera Kudryavzeva



the 90s and 2000s Blestyaschie

Three genders in Russian music: Masculine, the losers

Under losers we list those who want to be machos, but they are not. Listen. watch and judge for yourself.

Alexander Serov from the 90s





another Alexander - Buinov from the 90s and 2000s





Kai Metov from the 90s

Three genders in Russian music: Masculine, the winners

As you may know there are 3 genders in Russian language: masculine, feminine and neuter. So they are in Russian music. (Makes you wonder about neuter gender, right ;) ?)
Today is the first gender - Masculine. Sorry, ladies, Russian grammar is not politically correct. There are not that many pretenders for this position, some tried and failed - we list them in our next post.

Let's see the winners: the leader of a band from the 90s LUBE - Nikolai Rastorguev







Alexander Marshal of the 2000s


Vyacheslav Butusov, the leader of the band Nautilius Pompilius, the 80s

Music of the 2000s Potap i Nastya rap+pop

Last post was about 2011 summer hits, among which there was a song Where are you, summer? by Potap i Nastya, an interesting combination of a Russian rapper and pop-singer. So, why not to listen to them a little bit more Here they are, enjoy.












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some HITS of the summer 2011

the year is not over yet (actually the summer either), but here are some songs that most likely will be in the final hit list

Anna German - a beauty from the 70s

listen to these romantic songs, many of which are part of Russian culture now












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the 90s and 2000s Valeriya Russian pop-star

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very Russian Russian music - Belii Den music of the 2000s

If you want to listen to Russian folk music with modern sound, here is Belii Den for you, their songs are actually pretty popular.
the singer of the band Lena Vasilek writes the music and the texts.

the 80s Russian Lady Gaga

It would be more correct to call Lady Gaga Russian Aguzarova, as Zanna Aguzarova was first. They even look alike. Watch, listen and compare

the 70s Vladimir Vysotsky

Until his death, Vladimir Vysotsky was a prophet without honor in his own country; although he wrote more than a thousand highly popular songs, he died without an official record release to his name. The reason for this studied neglect lay in the political tenor of his material. Vysotsky, who began performing in the 1960s, was quite critical of the Communist regime, and his lyrics took position on the Soviet status quo. His songs derived from the blatny pesny (literally, delinquent song) tradition, with its celebration of sex, drink, and street fights. Informally distributed cassettes ensured Vysotsky a wide and enthusiastic following. After his death, in 1980, Gorbachev granted his music an imprimatur and a 20-album retrospective was released. ~ Leon Jackson, All-Music Guide







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Hilarious! Fun. Eduard Hill, mr Trololo from the 70s

Watch this song without words and enjoy yourself


here is a funny version (that is funnier)


in case you are curious here is his normal song

Music after 2000 - NEPARA

romantic songs sung by a duet (not a couple and that's what nepara actually means)