Mishka: Kino Special

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi was a Soviet/Korean singer/songwriter who made his start in the 1980's Leningrad underground rock scene by fronting the band "Kino". From there, Tsoi went on to revolutionize the rock and roll movement in Russia and inspired many new forms of rock in the nation. His later works were deemed to be politically driven- demanding changes in the nation with his most famous song "I Want Changes, which is still a Russian anthem to this day. His work explored post punk, folk, minimal, classic rock and everything in between. Tsoi died in a tragic car accident in August 1990- but people carry on his name with the phrase "Tsoi Zhiv" (Tsoi is Alive). (Photo by Joanna Stingray/Getty Images)