Medvedev rocks to the sounds of DEEP PURPLE

[Josh Wilson]

He has also gone on record saying that he enjoys the Russian classic rock
bands like Krematorii and Kino. 

They have gone to lengths to make this an official part of his biography
(though I see no reason to doubt it) - perhaps as a counter to his new
officious pose and fairly serious demeanor that Russian news shows several
minutes of each program.

Medvedev's personal tastes in music are fairly well-known in Russia. Even
his wikipedia entry makes note of it: 

Quote: Medvedev has often represented himself as a devoted fan of hard rock,
listing Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin as his favourite bands.
He is a collector of their original vinyl records and has previously said
that he has collected all of the recordings of Deep Purple.[33][34] As a
youth, he made endless copies of their songs, although these bands were then
on the official state-issued blacklist.

Interestingly, his Russian entry seems to make no mention of this. It's also
pretty rosy, save for a new and small section on "kritika" at the bottom. 



Josh Wilson
Asst. Director
The School of Russian and Asian Studies
Editor-in-Chief
Vestnik, The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies
www.sras.org
jwilson at sras.org

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