All about music - "Tender May".

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       | TENDER MAY 10 YEARS LATER |
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   It seems like it was quite recently.  "Las-
forged May." Song "White Roses" - anthem
almost all immature girls are
romnoy now no longer existing country.
Every second young lady kept close to her heart
photograph Yura Shatunov.   Every tenth
tried to commit suicide
because of unrequited love... De-
ten years. A nasal idol with dimples on
cheeks turned into a successful businessman
with unshaven stubble on his face and glasses on his feet
su.  Well, the studio "Tender May" is still
exists. However, everything is in order...     
                                          




















                                          
  Создатель "Белых роз" продает  телефоны 
         кумиров за бутылку водки         
                                          
МК> 6 сентября 1973 года в маленькой  бед-
ной деревушке близ города Kymeptay в  Баш-
кирии появился на свет не  очень  желанный
мальчик.  C первого дня своего существова-
ния фортуна обходила его стороной.    Отец
бросил сына, даже не успев разглядеть его.
В 4-летнем возрасте ребенок теряет маму  -
промучившись год, она умирает от рака. Ба-
бушка определяет внука в Акбулакский  дет-
ский дом для малолетнихorphans.  From there to
12 years old boy moves to Orenburg
boarding school number 2, where I accidentally met
hang out with projectionist Sergei
Kuznetsov...                             
   In February 1986, Sergei Kuznetsov,
studied music for several weeks
lishche, and 13-year-old Yura Shatunov is recorded
on household "Electronics" the song "White Ro-
PS." The tape is sent to a local sound studio.
recordings and it is distributed throughout the city
genus...                                   
                                          
  - Yura and I met by chance.  His
brought to an audition,” recalls
Sergey Kuznetsov.  - Then I decided to write
a song for a 13 year old boy.  So give birth
"White Roses"  Moreover, when I
they ask how you came up with the idea
Tiv words, I shrug.    This
inexplicable. (From reliable sources we
found out that Kuznetsov wrote “White Roses”,
being quite drunk. - MK).        
  Kuznetsov was then 22 years old.    His
ward - 13. Then Yura began to cook
drink, drink and fall in love...            
  - Yes, we all had girlfriends.   Voz-
such was the age.  But I wouldn’t be a womanizer for Yurka
called. His character was painfully timid,
shy.  He was shy to first meet
to warm up. Although the local girls liked it. A
I managed to get married, then divorced.
Not children yetgot it.                 
 Subsequently, Kuznetsov became a composer
"Tender May", the worst enemy of Andrei Ra-
zina and best friend of Yura Shatunov.  Today-
Nya this man lives in Orenburg, created
a group of 15-year-old teenagers "Ink
for 5th grade."  Sometimes visits
Moscow, to his rented apartment in Tsaritsy-
not where he sells the phones of former soloists
groups to fans for a bottle of vodka, and for
expensive cognac tells about secrets
secrets of all group members.            
                                          
 Andrey Razin created a group for 100 rubles 
                                          
MK> Six months later, a
There is another figure - Andrei Razin.  From him
biography is more difficult.                       
  From the MK dossier:                          
  Born on September 18, 1963 in correctional
labor camp, post office box 17/5.   Infusion
common name - Vadim Kpubopotob.  In 1982 in
Pskov region changed his first and last name. But
Razin himself has said more than once that he “ro-
lived in the village of Privolnoye, Stavropol
edges.  Parents died in a car accident.
He grew up in the same rural orphanage."
Vocational school, army, collective farm, work as a bartender in Rya-
before... At the age of 20, Razin was successful
mooseget a job on television.    Later
time I decided to organize my own group.
By the way, for the first time Andrey sang in a duet with
Katya Semenova. The former orphanage sent
begins to search for “stars” for one musical
cable company.  On the train, Andrey's neighbor
compartment took out a cassette with recordings of one pa-
Renka from the Orenburg stage, which
it was given to him by a local disc jockey.  So Razin
I heard Shatunov's voice...                 
                                          
  - "Tender May" was created for 100 rubles -
lei. This amount with which I came to Moscow
kwu,” says Andrei Razin.  - Over time-
it turned into millions.   By the way,
Shatunov still lives on royalties, which
which started working 10 years ago.    For these
money in 1988 he built a four-
a mansion with forty rooms in the village
Baranovka near Sochi, which was guarded by 12
dogs (now there are four of them - Dog Hartik, Rot-
Weiler and two Caucasians.  - MK), has a number
commercial stores, bar and continues
engage in creativity.  He has a personal
var, security... In Irkutsk - professional
local recording studio.  In Mos-
kve - apartment.    Drives around in red
"Volkswagen Golf".                    
                                          
 No one liked the star boy  
              classmate               
                                          
MK> At that time Kuznetsov was under investigation
punishment "for theft of radio equipment", and Ra-
zine quickly prints the certificate at the office
cial form, which is authorized
representative of the Ministry of Culture of the CCCP.
With this document, Razin managed to get out
Kuznetsova to freedom. But in addition to composite
ra also needs a soloist, who at this time
I was on the run.  About two months
The search for Shatunov was underway. Quite by accident in
one village rushed past Razin on
a boy with a guitar on a rattling motorcycle
back. The future producer, without wasting time,
no, jumps into the car and after a few minutes
the chickpea reaches its target. Andrey without further ado
gives Yura money for a ticket to Moscow and
your address.                               
  A provincial boy in the capital of the
sent to boarding school number 24 for the mind-
strictly retarded children. It was said that
Shatunov did not study for a day after the 4th grade -
Yes, they drew him a certificate.  When asked about
The answer to your favorite book is “Fairy Tales”.  Interview
does not give for the reason that, in addition to “yes”,
“no”, “I don’t know”, “maybe”, nothing
unable to say.  The talk of the town
was his phrase before the performance, which
I have been saying this for 10 years: “Hello...
How are you?.. Then let's go...- I taught from 5th to 10th grade
him history.  I can say for sure: certification
no one drew it for him,” he says
Igor Ashotovich, then director of the school
boarding school number 24. - I passed everything myself. About
people like him, I always said: honest
Soviet C student.  There are no stars in the sky
Tal.  But there were never any problems with him either.
Yura was a very reserved boy,
He used to sit down on the last desk and say-
reads the entire lesson.  Yes, we rarely saw him,
I often went on tour, but always
I took my homework before leaving.  Ho-
It's more of a distraction. They disturbed him
lonnitsy, from which there was no end.  And the bell
they came, and they came. But for our girls it
for some reason I didn't like it...                  
  - Yura grew up taciturn and secretive
a person,” recalls Razin.  - Doesn't like
give interviews.  I remember a case when he
he was 16 years old, I allowed him to be interviewed
in the program "Under 16 and older". When he needs
started asking questions like “what are your views on
future" and "which politician do you prefer?
like?", he fell silent and stopped imagining
say anything else. When will the questions
fell one after another, climbed under the table and
I never came out of there again...                
  - In "Tender May" no one has a great mind
was no different.  Everyone studied poorly and reluctantly
but, - put an end to thistopic Kuznetsov
                                          
 The group's soloists paid Razin      
            $500 for love             
                                          
MK> In 1986, under the leadership of Andrey
Razin's teenage group "Las-
kovy May."  In 1988, three were published at once.
album: "White Roses", soloist Yura Shatunov;
"Second album" - Kostya Pakhomov (May);
"A little about myself" - Andrey Razin (July).
Sergey Kuznetsov remains a compo-
sensor of the group. Arkady Kudryashov leaves
"Electroclub" and becomes administrative
nom director of "LM". Orphan group res-
ko was gaining momentum.                      
  At this time, on the horizon of the Russian es-
traditions, a massive unique phenomenon appears
nie - fans of "Tender May" who
are faithful to their idols today. For example, in
There is a girl living in Moscow whose room
a real professional iconostasis with
images of the group's lead singers. This way
her father, an icon painter and a believer,
century, decided to introduce her to God.  Watching
for the suffering of the girl in "Tender May",
he made it hugeextraordinary beauty
you are the iconostasis.  I drew on the places of saints
group members.   For example, Razin -
Andrei Pervozvanny, Shatunov - Yuri Dolgo-
handy  “There is no such work even in the prayer service,”
new house that Yura and I rebuilt,”
Razin was sincerely surprised.                 
                                          
 - From crazy fans indeed
it was impossible to hide, he recalls
Andrey.  - I remember one such Tanya from
Orla, who climbed up to me one night
to the 2nd floor through the window, ate in
dining room  Then passing by unnoticed
all the guards, came into my room,
sat down on the bed and began to stroke my
leg. I open my eyes, and she calmly says
Rit: "I love you." Well, I think it's a dream. Again
I'm falling asleep.  Suddenly I feel - she begins
stroke my private parts. Here I am
I understand that there is a complete stranger nearby
man... Thank God, there are never novels
it was.  Only once, 13-year-old Andrey
fell in love with his 16-year-old fan. Poe-
to those who still had whom, a question...      
                                          
MK>  - Quite an interesting story, sunk -
falling into oblivion, happened to your drum-
worker Sergei Lenyuk, when the notorious
tnaya Lera ("Party Zone", "Muzoboz")
gave birth to his child.- The fight against this Cholera, as we call it -
get out, it was a matter of life and death then.
This was about 8 years ago. Toured in
Kazakhstan.  Lera climbed through the window
20-year-old Lenyuk, and it seemed to have started
them love.  As soon as I found out about it,
Sergei was fined.  In "Tender May"
I was always strict with this matter. Once again -
and the artist was kicked out of the team.  He recorded
paid 500 dollars for Lera and promised that
something like this won't happen again.  But after three months
Every now and then she comes to Kyiv for us.  Guys
They carefully hid her from him.  But it's not
needle in a haystack.                      
  I began to sort things out with Lera bo-
more seriously, even to the point of a fight.  Then Ser-
the gay man said: “No need, she’s pregnant.
hala to say that she is expecting a child from me.”
Lenyuk was immediately dismissed.
Lera then moved in with him and gave birth
boy and 5 months later she drove off to Moscow
kwu to make a career.  To this day Sergei
raising a child alone. I've been a Leroux ever since
didn't see it again.  Everything is like in "Tender"
May", everything is orphaned, the whole studio. That's why I
immediately said to Lenyuk: “Raise the orphan, and
then join us in the group."                   
                                          
 At concerts, Shatunov drank moonshine from   
            3 liter jar.                                          
MK> The peak of the group's popularity came in
1989 Tours in Transbaikalia. City Chi-
ta. 5 thousand spectators.  The concert is cancelled.
According to the local secretary of the city committee Dmit-
Riev, the group requested for four concerts
that 80 thousand rubles in cash and a car
"Zhiguli" in the name of Razin. At Solis airport
you "Tender May" started a fight.           
  Two criminal cases have been opened against Razin.
But due to the lack of corpus delicti and
Due to lack of evidence, criminal cases were terminated.
 At this time, unknown
Royal facts.  For example, Razin - tribes -
Gorbachev's nickname, Shatunov - illegitimate son
Elvis Presley.                            
  In 1992, a newspaper appeared in Moscow
"White Roses", which still exists today. For
two years before, the group was going through a crisis
winter times.  Soloists, musicians after
are constantly changing.    Slipping the scan-
distant materials.                        
  In 1990, no one doubted that
"Tender May" performs exclusively to
soundtrack that the band members are sober
do not go on stage and almost everyone belongs to
towards a sexual minority...         
                                          
  - Razin really treated us
too harshly, even rudely, oftenraise
little hand on soloists, but with him there would be
la discipline wow! - says Kuz-
netsov.                                    
  Chief editor of "White Roses" Sergei
Krasnoshchekov shared with us some
details about the stage life of the smear-
vogo idol:                              
  - The guys from "Tender May" often
went on stage with a fair amount of intoxication.
So, at one of Razin’s concerts they came
elk just pulled Shatunov onto the stage,
stand in front of the microphone and pray to God:
“Yurochka, this is the last song, we must hold on.”
huddle... You, the main thing, stop, don’t fall, mouth
You don’t have to open it anymore..."              
  - What I envy Shatunov for is his
ability to treat alcohol calmly
mu.  But I started smoking early and a lot,
I tried to quit all the time, but it was no use,
- Sergey Kuznetsov already remembers this.  - A
for people to crawl onto the stage - I don’t remember -
nude                                       
  - What are you saying, no one drank at Tender May,
didn’t smoke, didn’t take drugs, especially since
especially at concerts and even more so in my
existence,” Andrei Razin denies.    -
Once, I will not hide, there was an incident at a gastro-
Poles in Izhevsk.  Then the team went without
me, Sergei Kuznetsov remained in charge,
the only one who drank heavily. Then he
and got all the guys drunk. And they drank moonshine from3 liter jar. It was a terrible concert.
They decorated themselves with paint and ran around
stage, they forgot the words of the songs.  After that
Kuznetsov lost his position.         
  - And here is from a series of singing to a soundtrack, -
says Krasnoshchekov.  - On one side-
At the concert, fans gave Yura a huge
Cake "Bird's milk"  He couldn't live without
sweet.  Backstage during a break to the soloist
I managed to eat almost the entire gift. However,
when he was informed that it was time to leave
onto the stage, Shatunov looked around, greedily writing down
I put the remaining pieces in my mouth and only then
ran out to the audience.  The song should have
be a long loss.  "At this time, as
I’ll have time to finish chewing once,”                      
- he thought.  For some reason there wouldn't be a loss...
lo, the phonogram began with the words...        
  - At this moment, Shatunov opens his mouth, and
from there, chewed ones fly out onto the microphone
pieces of cake, eyewitnesses recall.       
                                          
MK> - And yet... the earth is full of hearing-
mi... a little about your unconventional sex
sexual orientation...                    
                                          
 -Have you read Freud?  This is the whole answer -
the author of the sensational hat was not surprised by the question
Hera "White Roses"  - All people are bisexual.
Some in the shower, some in practice.  The guys from
"Tender May" - notexception.          
  - God forbid, this is the delirium of a madman -
consider us “blue”, - Ra was indignant
zine  - We had such a tough con-
troll in the group that this would never happen
admitted.  Yura recently submits an application to
Registry office, 26 years old after all, it’s time.  Bride
its a very famous person, it will be
a sensation for many.  But for now I'm keeping quiet about
this. So as not to jinx it...                 
                                          
MK> In 1991, "Tender May" breaks up -
Xia.  A year later, Razin leaves for Stavropol,
becomes rector of the Institute of Culture.  B
1996 during the elections - trusted
Zyuganov's face.  Then Genady Andreevich
gave Razin a gray two-door Mi-jeep
Tsubishi", which later passed into the hands of
the first soloist of the group.  Today Andrey -
scammer of the governor of the Stavropol Territory
Alexandra Chernogorova.                   
  Shatunov moves to the Sochi village
Baranovka together with his director Arka-
Diem Kudryashov.  About Shatunov and "Laskov"
May" has not been remembered in the capital for about 8 years.
But one day in the summer of 1994,
There were two clips "Starry Night" and "Ufalling on
knees."  Boris's wife starred in the latter
Zosimova - Polina Tasheva. INStavropol Jura
continues to sing at all his concerts
these two "hits".  Still collecting hundred
diones, only not Moscow ones, but provincial ones
cial.                                 
 (c) D.J. Zerg, 11/23/1999