Mashina Vremeni

Timeline

• 1971 – Alexander Kutikov becomes the bass player, introducing more of buoyant rock-n-roll into the band's material^[4]
• 1972 – Line-up losses in the band as several members are drafted into service (which to this day is compulsory in Russia)
• 1973 – Tensions between Sergey Kawagoe and Alexander Kutikov; the latter leaves the band for a hard rock outfit Visokosnoe Leto (Leap Year Summer)
• 1974 – Sergey Kawagoe leaves, Alexander Kutikov returns. However, Kawagoe also returns after about six months. The band performs with the following line-up: Andrey Makarevich, Alexander Kutikov, Sergey Kawagoe, and Alexey Romanov (future leader of another prominent Russian band Voskreseniye ("Resurrection" or "Sunday"))
• 1975 – Romanov and Kutikov suddenly depart. Evgeny Margulis joins on guitar
• 1978 – First studio record of Mashina Vremeni. Alexander Kutikov, though playing in Visokosnoe Leto, helps his friends as a producer and sound engineer.
• 1979 – Band in crisis. Sergey Kawagoe and Evgeny Margulis leave the band and start Voskresenie. At this time, Andrey Makarevich writes one of the band's most enduring and popular songs: "Poka gorit svecha" ("As long as the candle burns"), as a statement of his not giving up. After some time of frustration, Alexander Kutikov saves the situation by leaving the Visokosnoe Leto band and bringing Valeriy Efremov (also from Visokosnoe Leto) as drummer and Pyotr Podgorodetsky on the keyboards.^[5]
• 1981 – The song "Povorot" (Russian: Поворот, lit. 'The Turning Point') stays on the top of charts for 18 months. The band composes the soundtrack to the popular movie Dusha, starring Sofia Rotaru watched by more than 57 million cinema-goers in the Soviet Union.^{[6][unreliable source?]}
• 1982 – Repressions begin in earnest with a denouncing article "'Blue Bird' ragout" ("Blue Bird" was a popular song of the band) which describes the band's output as depressive and ideologically unsound. A nationwide wave of protest against the denunciation sends thousands of fan letters to newspaper editors. Pyotr Podgorodetsky leaves; Alexandr Zaitsev replaces him.
• 1986 – A compilation V dobriy chas ("Good Luck") becomes the first official group's LP.
• 1987 – Reki i Mosty ("Rivers and Bridges") album recorded. It is considered Mashina Vremeni's first official album (all the previous ones were recorded illegally, for underground distribution). First appearances on the television. The band performs at Live Aid 2 festival in Japan.
• 1988 – First international tours – USA, Canada, Greece, Spain and Bulgaria.
• 1989 – V kruge sveta ("In the circle of light") album is released.^[7][8]
• 1990 – Alexandr Zaitsev leaves and Evgeny Margulis and Pyotr Podgorodetsky join the band once again.
• 1991 – Medlennaya khoroshaya muzyka ("Slow good music") album is released.
• 1993 – Alexander Kutikov's company "Sintez Records" releases retro albums Best songs 1979–1985 and That was so long ago (a first 1978 recording). Album Vneshtatniy komandir Zemli ("Part-time commander of the Earth") is released.
• 1994 – Acoustic live album Unplugged is recorded and released. 25th anniversary is celebrated in a 7-hour concert on the Red Square featuring Chaif, Nautilus Pompilius, Garik Sukachov and Bravo.
• 1995 – Compilation of old unpublished songs is released. This compilation is known as Kovo ty hotiel udivit? ("Whom did you expect to surprise?"), after one of Alexander Kutikov's most acclaimed songs.
• 1996 – Kartonniye krylia lubvi ("Cardboard wings of love") album is released.
• 1997 – Otryvayas ("Breaking away") album is released.
• 1999 – The 30th anniversary of the band. A huge world tour finishes with a massive concert, usually considered to be the one of the band's best ever, takes place in the main stadium of "sport-complex Olympiyskiy" im Moscow. Chasy i znaki ("Clocks and signs") album is released. Petr Podgorodetskiy is fired due to tensions. Andrey Derzhavin, formerly a solo artist, takes his place on the keyboards.
• 2001 – Mesto gde svet ("The place where there's light") album is released.
• 2004 – 35th anniversary of the band. A concert featuring 35 selected songs is played at the Red Square. Mashinalno ("Mechanically") album is released.
• 2005 – Live album Kremlin rocks is released.
• 2006 – Sintez Records releases a compilation called Mashina vremeni – chast' 1 ("Time Machine – Part 1"). The band records a new album (which is called in English Time machine) at famous Studio 2 at Abbey Road Studios.
• 2007 – The group releases the Time machine album.
• 2009 - A 40-years anniversary is celebrated with an album Mashiny ne parkovat (Parking Forbidden) and a tribute album Mashinopis (The Typescript)
• 2010 – The band continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary with a seven-stop North American tour^[9]
• 2012 – Evgenii Margulis leaves the band. An experienced session guitarist Igor' Khomich joins as a guest musician.
• 2014 - Andrey Makarevich, group's leader, becomes the first Russian rock musician who expresses support to Ukraine in the beginning of Russian military intervention in Crimea. He is bullied in official media, and all Mashina's gigs in Russia outside Moscow are forbidden until 2017.
• 2016 - an album Vy (You) comes in with a cover made of fans's selfies (which was a Kutikov's idea)
• 2017 - Andrey Derzhavin leaves the band to return to solo career, and a guest keyboardist Alexander Lyovochkin steps in.
• 2019 - Percussionist Sergey Ostroumov suddenly dies a few days before 50-years show in Otkrytie Arena Stadium in Moscow, Kirill Ipatov takes the place
• 2020 - during the COVID-19 pandemia time, an album V metre (In The Meter) is written, recorded and released
• 2022 - when Russia invaded Ukraine, all the group's shows were once again prohibited, and musicians were forced to leave Russia.
• 2023 - the group resumes playing live all over the world, excluding Russia and Belarus.
• 2024-2025 - an EP Poi so mnoi! (Sing With Me!) is written in Israel and Latvia, then recorded in Israel and published worldwide. Trumpeter Alexander Ditkovsky leaves. The group keeps touring.

Current line-up

• Andrey Makarevich — lead vocals, guitar (1969–present)
• Alexander Kutikov — bass guitar, vocals (1971–1975, 1979–present)
• Valeriy Efremov — drums, percussion (1979–present)

Touring musicians

• Igor Khomich — guitar (regular on studio and live performances since 2012)
• Alexander Lyovochkin — keyboards, backing vocals (regular on studio and live performances since 2017)
• Kirill Ipatov — percussion (regular on live performances since 2019)

Former members

• Sergey Kawagoe — bass guitar (1969–1971), keyboards (1971–1975), drums (1975–1979) †
• Evgeny Margulis — guitar, bass guitar, vocals (1975–1979, 1990–2012)
• Pyotr Podgorodetsky — keyboards, vocals (1979–1982, 1990–1999)
• Alexander Zaicev — keyboards (1982–1990) †
• Sergey Ryzhenko — violin, recorder, acoustic guitar (1982–1983)
• Yuri Borzov — drums (1969–1971) †
• Maxim Kapitanovsky — drums (1971–1973) †
• Yuri Fokin — drums (1973–1975)
• Andrei Derzhavin — keyboards, vocals (2000–2017)
• Sergey Ostroumov — percussions (regular on studio and live performances, 2004–2019) †
• Alexandr Ditkovsky — trumpet, tambourine, backing vocals (regular on studio and live performances, 2004-2025)

Timeline