14 Facts About Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Borisovich Grebenshchikov is a prominent member of the generation which is widely considered to be the "founding fathers" of Russian rock music.

Boris Grebenshchikov is the founder and lead singer of the band Aquarium which has been active since 1972.

Boris Grebenshchikov was born on 27 November 1953, in Leningrad, now St Petersburg.

In 1976, Boris Grebenshchikov recorded of his first solo album S toy storony zerkal'nogo stekla and a double album with Mike Naumenko titled All Brothers-Sisters.

In 1989, Boris Grebenshchikov released Radio Silence, produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame.

Radio Silence featured covers of Alexander Vertinsky's "China" amid songs by Boris Grebenshchikov, including a song written to Sir Thomas Malory's Death of King Arthur.

Boris Grebenshchikov issued another English-language album, Radio London, in 1996, which consisted of demos made in 1990 and 1991.

Boris Grebenshchikov returned to Russia and came out with a Russian album, backed by the eponymous BG Band, in 1992.

Since 2005, Boris Grebenshchikov has had a weekly radio program on Russian radio station Radio Rossii titled Aerostat.

Boris Grebenshchikov is known as a student of religion and mysticism.

Boris Grebenshchikov has translated several Hindu and Buddhist scriptures into Russian, travelled the Orient widely, and made friends with various spiritual celebrities.

On 5 October 2022, Boris Grebenshchikov appeared on BBC Hardtalk talking about his opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, his self-imposed exile to London, and his involvement with Dave Stewart to produce an antiwar record.

In June 2023, a Moscow court ordered Boris Grebenshchikov to pay 50,000 rubles in fines for alleged "discreditation of the Russian armed forces", related to an interview Boris Grebenshchikov gave on the Israeli television station Channel 9.

Boris Grebenshchikov was later declared a foreign agent by the Russian Ministry of Justice.