Oleg Sudakov
Oleg Sudakov (4 May 1962), better known as Manager. Is a Russian musician, poet, artist, and publicist. He has been the lead singer of Manager & Rodina, Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha, Anarkhiya, and Armiya Vlasova.
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Oleg Sudakov
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- Oleg Sudakov
- Birth Name
- Oleg Mikhailovich Sudakov
- Born
- 4 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Novosibirsk, USSR
- Occupation
- vocalist, musician, poet, songwriter
- Nationality
- Russia · Soviet Union
- Fields
- music · poetry · opinion journalism
- Languages
- Russian
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Oleg Sudakov (4 May 1962), better known as Manager. Is a Russian musician, poet, artist, and publicist. He has been the lead singer of Manager & Rodina, Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha, Anarkhiya, and Armiya Vlasova.
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A frequent collaborator of Yegor Letov, he co-authored several songs for Grazhdanskaya Oborona and co-founded the band Kommunizm with Letov and Konstantin Ryabinov. From 2002 to 2005, Sudakov was leader of the Novosibirsk branch of the National Bolshevik Party.
Выступление Олега Судакова (Манагера) в Волгограде на квартирном концерте 21 февраля 2009 года. Данное изображение - кадр из видеозаписи концерта, размещенной на YouTube (ссылка).
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Выступление Олега Судакова (Манагера) в Волгограде на квартирном концерте 21 февраля 2009 года. Данное изображение - кадр из видеозаписи концерта, размещенной на YouTube (ссылка).
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• Name — Oleg Sudakov • Birth Name — Oleg Mikhailovich Sudakov • Born — 4 May 1962 • Birthplace — Novosibirsk, USSR • Instrument — guitar • Genre — Folk punk, art punk, garage rock, punk rock, post-punk, experimental rock, contemporary folk • Occupation — vocalist, musician, poet, songwriter • Years Active — 1987 - present • Label — GrOb-records, UR-REALIST, Rebel Records • Associated Acts — Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Anarkhiya, Armiya Vlasova, Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha, Kommunizm Grenade Surround Experience, Manager & Rodina • Website — http: manager.lenin.ru/
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The recorded output associated with Oleg Sudakov began in 1988 with the release of Paralich under the group name Anarkhiya, followed in the same year by live performances with Grazhdanskaya Oborona documented on the album Svet i stul'ya, recorded live in Novosibirsk and subsequently released in 2001. Concurrently, his project Armiya Vlasova issued a self-titled tape album, Armiya Vlasova, in 1989. Sudakov’s recordings with Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha produced the studio albums Gaubitsy leitenanta Guruby in 1989 and Ardzhuna-Draiv in 1990. His longest-standing ensemble project, Rodina, established an extensive discography spanning two decades. English Wikipedia documents Rodina’s early concert releases Russkiy proryv v Kiyeve and Russskiy proryv v Moskve in 1994, followed by the studio album Byt' zhivym in 1995. Subsequent studio recordings under the Rodina banner include Tot svet (2002), Kolesnitsa zvyozd (2004), Dobrovol'ny Edem (2008), and Na blazhennom ostrove kommunizma (2014).
Discography
Anarkhiya • 1988 — Paralich Grazhdanskaya Oborona • 1988 — Svet i stul'ya (live in Novosibirsk, released in 2001) Armiya Vlasova • 1989 — Armiya Vlasova Kommunizm • 1988 — Na sovetskoy skorosti • 1988 — Suleiman Stal'skiy • 1989 — Rodina slyshit • 1989 — Soldatskiy son Rodina • 1994 — Russkiy proryv v Kiyeve • 1994 — Russskiy proryv v Moskve • 1995 — Byt' zhivym • 2002 — Tot svet • 2004 — Kolesnitsa zvyozd • 2008 — Dobrovol'ny Edem • 2014 — Na blazhennom ostrove kommunizma Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha • 1989 - Gaubitsy leitenanta Guruby • 1990 - Ardzhuna-Draiv
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Oleg Sudakov’s musical career is principally defined by his central participation in the Siberian underground rock movement, recorded primarily in Russian as his working language. English Wikipedia records that Sudakov was a frequent collaborator of Yegor Letov, co-authoring several compositions for the seminal punk rock group Grazhdanskaya Oborona. In 1988, Sudakov co-founded the conceptual avant-garde ensemble Kommunizm alongside Letov and Konstantin Ryabinov. This collective engaged extensively with industrial music, noise, and spoken-word art punk, utilizing sound collages and Soviet cultural motifs. In addition to his collaborative work within Kommunizm and Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Sudakov performed as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for several distinct musical projects. Documentation retrieved from English Wikipedia identifies him as the frontman for the bands Anarkhiya, Armiya Vlasova, Tsyganyata i Ya s Ilyicha, and Manager & Rodina (later known simply as Rodina). Across these ensembles, his musical production embraced garage rock, art punk, noise music, and industrial styles, positioning him as a prominent lyricist and singer within Soviet and Russian non-conformist music.
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