Продано! - Album

Yana Stanislavovna Dyagileva Better Known As Yanka Dyagileva September 4 1966 In Novosibirsk USSR - May 9-11 1991 Was A Soviet Poet And Singer-Songwriter Active In The Siberian Underground Scene In The 1980s. She Often Played As A Solo Artist But Also Collaborated With Other Musicians From The Siberian Scene Such As Егор Летов And Played As A Member In Bands Such As Великие Октябри The Great Octobers And Гражданская Оборона Grazhdanskaya Oborona . Yanka Quickly Gained Fame And Respect In The Soviet Rock Underground. Despite This Yanka Never Wanted To Become Famous Outside The Underground Scene And Would Avoid Giving Interviews. On May 19 She Was Burried Her Funeral Was Attended By More Than A Thousand People. To This Day People Still Visit Her Burial Site. Yanka Had Studied Piano Earlier In Her Life But Gave It Up Later In Her Life She Became Interested In Playing Guitar Which She Learned Mostly In The Club Of Zhirkombina. She Had Started Writing Poems Very Early On As Well It Is Said She Read A Lot Among Her Favourite Authors Were Marina Tsvetaeva Anna Akhmatova Nikolay Gumilev Andrey Platonov. On May 9 1991 She Left Her Home Where Her Family Lived In Novosibirk And Went To The Woods Alone. No One Knew Her Wereabouts But Eight Days Later On May 17 Her Body Was Found Lifeless In The Inya River By A Fisherman. The Police Reports Concluded It Was An Accidental Drowning Forensic Reports Found No Evidence Of Violent Injuries. Despite The Official Report It Is Speculated That She Took Her Own Life As A Result Of Depression. There Is A Rumour That Her Close Friends All Received A Letter On May 10 Wishing Them Good Fortune And Expressing Her Love For Them. There Is Also A Speculation About Her Death Being A Murder By Some People Yanka Had Met Days Prior And The Inconsistencies With The Official Reports Are Explained By The Police Not Properly Investigating The Case. Discography Partial 1988 - Не Положено! Not Allowed! 1988 - Деклассированным Элементам Declassified Elements 1988 - Концерт В Кургане Live In Kurgan 1989 - Продано! Sold! 1989 - Красногвардейская Live In Moscow Named After A Moscow Metro Station. Also Known As Акустика 1989 - В Харькове Live In Kharkov 1989 - Домой! Home! 1989 - Ангедония Anhedonia 1990 - Янка И Гражданская Оборона Выступают В МЭИ Yanka And Grazhdanskaya Oborona Live At MEI 1991 - Стыд И Срам Shame And Reproach Two Versions Of This Album Exist. One Contains 4 Songs Played In An Acoustic Fashion. The Other Is A Compilation And Remastering Done By Egor Letov With 7 Songs And Most Of Them Played With Electric Guitar. Some Self-Made Recordings Were Also Produced. read less