2740 Tsoj
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2740 Tsoj is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on September 26, 1974 by L. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Viktor Tsoi
(1962-1990), poet, composer, and soloist of the Soviet rock-group Kino
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Asteroid belt
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asteroid
Asteroid
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discovered on September 26, 1974 by L. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Viktor Tsoi
Viktor Tsoi
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi ; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino.He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has many devoted fans across the countries of the former Soviet Union even today...
(1962-1990), poet, composer, and soloist of the Soviet rock-group Kino
Kino (band)
Kino was a Soviet rock band headed by Viktor Tsoi. It was one of the most famous Soviet rock groups of the 1980s.-History:The band was formed in the summer of 1981 in Leningrad, USSR Kino was a Soviet rock band headed by Viktor Tsoi. It was one of the most famous Soviet rock groups of the...
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