Dmitry Selivanov

This article is about the Siberian rock singer. For the Russian mathematician, see Dmitry Fyodorovich Selivanov.

Dmitry Selivanov
Birth name	Dmitry Alekseevich Selivanov Дмитрий Алексеевич Селиванов
Born	25 March 1964 Novosibirsk, USSR
Died	22 April 1989(1989-04-22) (aged 25) Novosibirsk, USSR
Genres	punk, post-punk, garage rock
Occupation(s)	vocalist, musician
Instrument(s)	Singing, guitar
Years active	1983–1989

Dmitry Alekseevich Selivanov (Russian: Дмитрий Алексеевич Селиванов, [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲeɪvʲɪtɕ sʲɪlʲɪˈvanɐf], 25 March 1964 – 22 April 1989)[2] was a Siberian rock singer. He was best known for being the guitarist for Grazhdanskaya Oborona.[3]

History

He first started playing music in 1979. He was a member of Grazhdanskaya Oborona and Kalinov Most and founded Industrial Architecture in June 1988.[4]

On 22 April 1989, he visited the band A'MBE, who were rehearsing at Novosibirsk State Technical University. He said what turned out to be his last words, "Don't worry, there's more for me to do at the end of the corridor," before hanging himself from a nearby staircase. He was found dead 12 hours later.[5] Selivanov's death is mentioned in the song "Tops and Roots" by Yegor Letov, which was released that same year; "The musician Selivanov hanged himself with a scarf".[6]

A live cover of the Peter, Sue and Marc song "The Birds of Paradise", recorded in 1987 with Selivanov on vocals, was released on Kommunizm's final album, Chronicle of a Dive Bomber, in 1990.[7]

References

1. Воспоминания Олега Судакова
2. "Dmitry Selivanov". Dmitry Selivanov. n.d. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
3. Случаи гибели российских рок-музыкантов
4. Неразгаданная тайна смерти музыканта Дмитрия Селиванова
5. Они тоже гостили на земле
6. Текст песни «Вершки и корешки»
7. ...Жизнь — это нечто совсем другое