Yanka Dyagileva
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Yana "Yanka" Stanislavovna Dyagileva was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter.
Dyagileva was born in Novosibirsk
. She was one of the brightest figures in Russia's underground punk
scene. She both played solo and performed with others, including Egor Letov and Velikiye Oktyabri (the Great Octobers), a rock band. Dyagileva was greatly influenced by Alexander Bashlachev
, who was her friend, and Letov, her lover and mentor. Her songs were a mixture of desperate, punk-style nihilism and folk-like lamentations.
On May 9, 1991, she disappeared from her countryside home, where she lived with her family. On May 17, she was found dead in the Inya River
, far away from the place where she had disappeared. It is thought she probably committed suicide after a long bout with depression, although no formal finding of suicide was made; the official point of view is that she accidentally drowned
. There were also some rumours that Yanka as a matter of fact had been killed, as there had been no water in her lung
s and that her skull
had been fractured. There is no documental evidence of these rumours.
It was only after her death that her records became known to the general public in Russia.
1988 - Ne polozheno! (Not allowed!)
1988 - Deklassirovannim elementam (To the disclassified elements)
1988 - Live in Kurgan
1989 - Prodano! (Sold!)
1989 - Krasnogvardeyskaya (Live in Moscow)
Named after the Moscow Metro station. A.k.a. "Akustika".
1989 - Live in Kharkov, Ukraine
1989 - Domoy! (Going home!)
1989 - Anhedonia
1990 - Yanka & Grazhdanskaya Oborona live in MEI
1991 - Styd i Sram (Shame and Reproach)
There are two variants of this album, one containing four acoustic songs. The other is a compilation and remastering done by Letov; the compilation contains seven songs, most non-acoustic.
2009 - Anhedoniya (remastered)
and some self-made recordings...
Dyagileva was born in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
. She was one of the brightest figures in Russia's underground punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene. She both played solo and performed with others, including Egor Letov and Velikiye Oktyabri (the Great Octobers), a rock band. Dyagileva was greatly influenced by Alexander Bashlachev
Alexander Bashlachev
Alexander Nickolaevich Bashlachev was a Russian poet, musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter.-Early life:Bashlachev was born in Cherepovets, Soviet Union, the son of Nikolai Bashlachev and Nellie Bashlacheva....
, who was her friend, and Letov, her lover and mentor. Her songs were a mixture of desperate, punk-style nihilism and folk-like lamentations.
On May 9, 1991, she disappeared from her countryside home, where she lived with her family. On May 17, she was found dead in the Inya River
Inya River
Inya is a river in Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Ob River. It is 663 km long, with a drainage basin of 17 600 km²....
, far away from the place where she had disappeared. It is thought she probably committed suicide after a long bout with depression, although no formal finding of suicide was made; the official point of view is that she accidentally drowned
Drowning
Drowning is death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by water entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia....
. There were also some rumours that Yanka as a matter of fact had been killed, as there had been no water in her lung
Lung
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...
s and that her skull
Human skull
The human skull is a bony structure, skeleton, that is in the human head and which supports the structures of the face and forms a cavity for the brain.In humans, the adult skull is normally made up of 22 bones...
had been fractured. There is no documental evidence of these rumours.
It was only after her death that her records became known to the general public in Russia.
Discography
1988 - Deklassirovannim elementam (To the disclassified elements)
1988 - Live in Kurgan
1989 - Prodano! (Sold!)
1989 - Krasnogvardeyskaya (Live in Moscow)
Named after the Moscow Metro station. A.k.a. "Akustika".
1989 - Live in Kharkov, Ukraine
1989 - Domoy! (Going home!)
1989 - Anhedonia
1990 - Yanka & Grazhdanskaya Oborona live in MEI
1991 - Styd i Sram (Shame and Reproach)
There are two variants of this album, one containing four acoustic songs. The other is a compilation and remastering done by Letov; the compilation contains seven songs, most non-acoustic.
2009 - Anhedoniya (remastered)
and some self-made recordings...
External links
- Tribute web site
- Yanka, Messenger of Russian Anguish (Biography)