Tõnu Trubetsky
Tõnu Trubetsky or Tõnu Troubetzkoy (born April 24, 1963), also known as Mycroft Trubecki, Tony Blackplait etc, is a writer, impresario, glam rock/punk rock musician, film and music video director, and individualist anarchist.
Tõnu Trubetsky

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- Name
- Tõnu Trubetsky
- Born
- 24 April 1963
- Birthplace
- Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Fields
- rock
- Languages
- Estonian
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Tõnu Trubetsky or Tõnu Troubetzkoy (born April 24, 1963), also known as Mycroft Trubecki, Tony Blackplait etc, is a writer, impresario, glam rock/punk rock musician, film and music video director, and individualist anarchist.
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• Name — Tõnu Trubetsky • Alias — Tõnu Troubetzkoy, Mycroft Trubecki, Tony Blackplait etc. • Birth Name — Tõnu Trubetsky • Born — 24 April 1963 • Birthplace — Tallinn, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — * Musician • singer-songwriter • film director • writer • actor • impresario • Genre — Glam rock, punk rock • Instrument — Vocals • Years Active — 1973–present • Label — * Līgo • Associated Acts — * Vennaskond • The Wild Cats • The Flowers of the Universe • Past Member Of — The Flowers of Romance, Vürst Trubetsky & J.M.K.E.
Political activity
Political activity
Trubetsky is a former member of the Estonian Greens. He stood as a candidate in the Estonian parliamentary election in 2007 and the European Parliament election in 2009. On August 5, 2010, Trubetsky announced he had left the Greens for the Centre Party.
Vürst Trubetsky and J. M. K. E.
Vürst Trubetsky and J. M. K. E.
• Rotipüüdja (2000, MC, CD, Melodija/Kaljukotkas)
The Flowers of Romance
The Flowers of Romance
• Sue Catwoman (2004, CDEP, MFM Records) • Sue Catwoman (2004, CD, The Flowers of Romance) • Paris (2006, CD, Līgo)
Compilation including The Flowers of Romance
Compilation including The Flowers of Romance
• Punk Occupation 12 (2006, CD, Feńka R'n'R/Crazy Rat) – Girl in Black
As director
As director
• Millennium (1998, VHS, 90 min., Faama Film/Trubetsky Pictures) • Ma armastan Ameerikat (2001, VHS, 140 min., DayDream Productions/Trubetsky Pictures) • Sügis Ida-Euroopas (2004, 2DVD, 185 min., DayDream/Trubetsky Pictures) • New York (2006, DVD, 140 min., Trubetsky Pictures) • Pirates of Destiny (2007, DVD, 150 min., Trubetsky Pictures)
As actor
As actor
• Serenade (dir. Rao Heidmets, 1987) • The Sweet Planet (dir. Aarne Ahi, 1987) • War (dir. Hardi Volmer & Riho Unt, 1987) • Hysteria (dir. Pekka Karjalainen, 1992) • Moguchi (music by Vennaskond, dir. Toomas Griin & Jaak Eelmets, 2004) • Punklaulupidu (dir. Erle Veber, 2008)
Newspaper articles by him
Newspaper articles by him
• Viva Suzi Quatro! (an interview with Suzi Quatro). Hommikuleht, February 8, 1993 • Teddy Boys. Delfi, March 13, 2003 • Tony Blackplait: Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, belonged to Poland as Wilno. Virumaa Teataja, November 27, 2009 • Tõnu Trubetsky: The Estonian band that was born in New York. Õpetajate Leht, 26, October 2015 • Tõnu Trubetsky: Metallica chose the right song, I would have made the same decision myself. Postimees, July 20, 2019 • HISTORY ⟩ The Republic of Estonia was born in the village of Vaali: the 1905 revolutionary attempt. Postimees, September 9, 2023 • Tõnu Trubetsky: Superman: The future of humanity or fantasy?. Postimees, October 21, 2023 • RUSSIAN OCCUPATION ⟩ Carelia wants to secede and become independent. Postimees, November 9, 2023 • Tõnu Trubetsky: Will Ingria be born again in Ukraine?. Maaleht, November 23, 2023 • PRUSSIA 2024 ⟩ Königsberg's separation from Russia can give birth to a fourth Baltic country. Postimees, November 27, 2023 • Kiss 50: The timeless echo of Glam Rock. Neanky, December 8, 2023 • THE KINGDOM OF SIBERIA ⟩ Moscow's weakening central power gives Siberia a chance to become independent. Postimees, December 12, 2023 • 50 YEARS OF KISS ⟩ Tõnu Trubetsky looks back at the glam rock giant. Postimees, December 15, 2023 • PARTISAN MOVEMENT ⟩ An anti-war sentiment has emerged in Russia and Belarus. Postimees, December 30, 2023 • Tõnu Trubetsky: The Russian language is not an obstacle to the decolonization of Carelia, changes must start with the economy. Maaleht, January 27, 2024 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ Could we use fist and foot again?. Postimees, February 11, 2024 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ We declare cats sacred animals in Estonia!. Postimees, August 4, 2024 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ DA – a band that will not be forgotten: Urmas Alender and Ricky Delin. Postimees, October 19, 2024 • Tõnu Trubetsky ⟩ An unexplained secret is hidden at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Postimees, February 23, 2025 • HISTORY ⟩ The year when the manors burned and the forest and land were supposed to become ours. Postimees, April 4, 2025 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ Merivälja UFO or Object M: a new realistic perspective. Postimees, May 10, 2025 • Tõnu Trubetsky ⟩ How the Duchy of Estonia was created. Postimees, May 24, 2025 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ The independent Duchy of Ösel (Saaremaa) – a short-lived European monarchy in the shadow of the First World War. Postimees, June 7, 2025 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ How did Napoleon liberate the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1812? Postimees, May 10, 2026 • TÕNU TRUBETSKY ⟩ In Vienna in 1913, men who played a pivotal role in history may have met (1913: When Zweig, Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud, Ramus, Stalin and Tuglas lived in the same city). Postimees, June 7, 2026 • Illustration — Tõnu Trubetsky's Graduation Certificate. April 18, 1997.

The Flowers of Romance performing in Tikkurila, Finland in 2006.
Taneli Mielikäinen · originally posted to Flickr as 2006-02-10-23h35m18
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Tõnu Trubetsky born at Tallinn.
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He also worked under the name Tony Blackplait. His recorded language was Estonian. Recorded as film producer, poet, film director, singer and journalist.
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