Yanka Dyagileva
| Yanka Dyagileva | |
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 Yanka Dyagileva in Zelenograd. September 1, 1990 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yana Stanislavovna Dyagileva |
| Born | 4 September 1966 Novosibirsk, USSR |
| Died | c. 9 May 1991 (aged 24) |
| Genres | Folk rock, Russian rock, punk rock, underground |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Singing, guitar, bass guitar, glockenspiel |
| Years active | 1988–1991 |
| Associated acts | Grazhdanskaya Oborona Velikiye Oktyabri etc. |
Yana "Yanka" Stanislavovna Dyagileva (Russian: Яна Станиславовна Дягилева; 4 September 1966 – c. 9 May 1991) was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter.
Dyagileva was born in Novosibirsk. She was one of the brightest figures in Russia's underground punk scene. She both played solo and performed with others, including Egor Letov and Velikiye Oktyabri (the Great Octobers), a rock band. Dyagileva was greatly influenced by Alexander Bashlachev, who was her friend, and Letov, her lover and mentor. Her songs were a mixture of desperate, punk-style nihilism and folk-like lamentations.
On May 9, 1991, she disappeared from her countryside home, where she lived with her family. On May 17, she was found dead in the Inya River, far away from the place where she had disappeared. It is thought she probably committed suicide after a long bout with depression, although no formal finding of suicide was made; the official point of view is that she accidentally drowned. There were also some rumours that Yanka as a matter of fact had been killed, as there had been no water in her lungs and that her skull had been fractured. There is no documental evidence of these rumours.
It was only after her death that her records became known to the general public in Russia.
[edit] Discography
1988 - Ne polozheno! (Not allowed!)
1988 - Deklassirovannim elementam (To the disclassified elements)
1988 - Live in Kurgan
1989 - Prodano! (Sold!)
1989 - Krasnogvardeyskaya (Live in Moscow)
Named after the Moscow Metro station. A.k.a. "Akustika".
1989 - Live in Kharkov, Ukraine
1989 - Domoy! (Going home!)
1989 - Anhedonia
1990 - Yanka & Grazhdanskaya Oborona live in MEI
1991 - Styd i Sram (Shame and Reproach)
There are two variants of this album, one containing four acoustic songs. The other is a compilation and remastering done by Letov; the compilation contains seven songs, most non-acoustic.
2009 - Anhedoniya (remastered)
and some self-made recordings...
[edit] External links
- Tribute web site
- Yanka Dyagileva discography at MusicBrainz
- Yanka, Messenger of Russian Anguish (Biography)
- Life of Yanka
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