Sankt-Peterburg (band)

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Sankt-Peterburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербург, lit. 'Saint Petersburg') is a Russian rock band, formed in 1969 in Leningrad. It is one of the oldest rock bands of the USSR. It was the first Soviet rock band to perform a program entirely of their own songs in Russian.[1] At the time, the majority of Soviet rock bands were covering Anglo-American rock songs.[2] The founder, leader, and only permanent member of the group is Vladimir Rekshan [ru].[3][4]

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Sankt-Peterburg in 2009
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Sankt-Peterburg's lead singer, Vladimir Rekshan, was a pioneer of Russian language rock and roll songwriting in the early 70s. He was also criticized by audiences for singing in Russian.[5] The group was also unfairly accused by propagandists of being monarchists.[6]

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