Kino (band)

**Kino** (, ) was a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1981
The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs. Kino released over 90 songs, several studio albums, and a few live albums. Their music was widely recorded illegally. After the Soviet Union became more open, Kino became popular around the world. In 1989, they had a small concert in New York City. They also became very popular in Russia. Their album _Gruppa Krovi_ was called one of the best works of Russian music. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990. After releasing an album of the songs they were working on before Tsoi's death, Kino broke up. In 2012, on Tsoi's fiftieth birthday, the band reunited to record a song called 'Ataman'. This song would have been in their last album, but the only recording of it that they had was bad.

## Band members

- Viktor Tsoi – lead vocals, guitar, bass <small>(1981–1990; died 1990)</small>
- Aleksei Rybin – guitar <small>(1981–1983)</small>
- Oleg Valinsky – drums <small>(1981–1982)</small>
- Mikhail Vasilev – drum machine <small>(1982–1983)</small>
- Yuri Kasparyan <small>(Юрий Каспарян)</small> – lead guitar <small>(1983–1990)</small>
- leksandr Titov – bass, percussion <small>(1983–1986)</small>
- Aleksei Vishnia – drum machine <small>(1985–1986)</small>
- Georgiy Guryanov (Георгий Гурьянов) – drums, percussion <small>(1986–1990; died 2013)</small>
- Igor Tikhomirov <small>(Игорь Тихомиров)</small> – bass <small>(1986–1990)</small>

### Studio albums

|rowspan="2" width="1%"|Year|rowspan="2" width="20%"|Album details|colspan="1" width="1%"|Highest chart positions|rowspan="2" width="15%"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|
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|style="text-align:left;"|1982|style="text-align:left;"|***45*** * Released: 1982 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1983|style="text-align:left;"|***46*** * Released: 1983 * Label: Yanshiva Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1984|style="text-align:left;"|***Nachalnik Kamchatki*** * Released: 1984 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1985|style="text-align:left;"|***Eto ne lyubov...*** * Released: 1985 * Label: Moroz * Format: Vinyl * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1986|style="text-align:left;"|***Noch*** * Released: 1986 * Label: Moroz * Format: Vinyl * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1988|style="text-align:left;"|***Gruppa krovi*** * Released: 1988 * Label: Moroz * Format: Vinyl * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1989|style="text-align:left;"|***Zvezda po imeni Solntse*** * Released: 1989 * Label: Moroz * Format: Vinyl * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1990|style="text-align:left;"|***Chyorny albom*** * Released: 1990 * Label: Moroz * Format: Vinyl * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|align="center" colspan="17" style="font-size: 8pt"|"*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.|||||||

### Compilations and demos

|rowspan="2" width="1%"|Year|rowspan="2" width="20%"|Album details|colspan="1" width="1%"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" width="15%"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:left;"|1983|style="text-align:left;"|***46*** * Released: 1983 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1986|style="text-align:left;"|***Red Wave: 4 Underground Bands from the USSR*** * Released: 1986 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1989|style="text-align:left;"|***The Last Hero***' * Released: 1989 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1992|style="text-align:left;"|***The Final Recordings*** * Released: 1992 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|2001|style="text-align:left;"|**'The Greatest Hits**_ * Released: 2001 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|2002|style="text-align:left;"|***Kino in Film*** * Released: 2002 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|***The Story of This World*** * Released: 2002 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||||
|style="text-align:left;"|***The Final Recordings*** * Released: 2002 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||||
|align="center" colspan="17" style="font-size: 8pt"|"*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.|||||||

### Live albums

|rowspan="2" width="1%"|Year|rowspan="2" width="20%"|Album details|colspan="1" width="1%"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" width="15%"|Certifications <small>(sales thresholds)</small>|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:left;"|1985|style="text-align:left;"|***Live at the Rock Club*** * Released: 1985 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1987|style="text-align:left;"|**'Live in Dubna**_ * Released: 1987 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|style="text-align:left;"|1988|style="text-align:left;"|***The Acoustic Concert*** * Released: 1988 * Label: Moroz * Format: CD||style="text-align:left;"|SOV: *||
|align="center" colspan="17" style="font-size: 8pt"|"*": Information about the music sales and music recording certifications could not be found. This could be because of copyright issues.|||||||

## Other websites

- Russian music on the Net: Kino, English translations of the lyrics

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Kino
Кино
- **image**: Kino1986leningrad.jpg
- **image size**: 230px
- **caption**: Yuri Kasparyan (seated) and Viktor Tsoi (standing) in 1986 during a concert in Leningrad
- **background**: group_or_band
- **origin**: Leningrad, Soviet Union
- **genre**: Post-punk, New wave music, new wave, folk rock, alternative rock, indie rock
- **years active**: 1981–1990
- **label**: AnTrop Yanshiva Shela, Melodiya, Moroz Records
- **associated acts**: [U-Piter, Aquarium, Pop-mekhanika, Dzhungli
- **website**: [http://kino.band kino.band]
- **past members**: Viktor Tsoi†
Aleksei Rybin
Oleg Valinsky
Yuri Kasparyan
Alexander Titov
Georgy Guryanov†
Igor Tikhomirov