In the life of singer Leonid Volkov everything has long been set in stone: the year is scheduled with concerts and tours, corporate parties and “fireflies.” But one event suddenly knocks him out of his usual rut and forces him to remember—and reconsider—his entire long life: from childhood in postwar Sochi to performances in Kabul hospitals. He has always played the imposed role of a Soviet singer. But will he ultimately choose himself?
The cycle by Yulia Volkodav “Triumvirate of Soviet Song. Legends” is about the stars of Soviet popular music. Three artists, three legends. Each person’s life contained the story of the country in the 20th century. They voiced the era they lived in—one sang about Lenin and the Party, another about love. One had stadiums applaud him and received invitations from the world’s best opera houses. The second sang all the major events of our country. The third was considered almost the godfather of the stage.
But in the end, they were simply people—with their own troubles and problems, with their own stories that can be turned into books.