Viktor Tsoi is a significant figure in the history of Russian rock music. The talented musician was not given much time, only twenty-eight years, but during this period he managed to conquer the hearts of millions of music lovers with his music.
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi was born on June 21, 1962 in Leningrad. From 1981 until his death, he remained the permanent leader of the Kino group, whose songs gained immense popularity in the late 80s. After the tragic events of 1990, the group ceased to exist, and all its members took up their own projects.
The death of the vocalist of "Kino" took place on August 15, 1990 near Riga. It is still not known for certain what caused the car accident that occurred on the 35th kilometer of the highway leading from Sloka to Talsi. It is only known that the car "Moskvich-2141", which was driven by Victor, flew into the oncoming lane at a speed of more than one hundred kilometers per hour and collided with a passenger bus "Ikarus-250", which, by a lucky chance, was empty. The famous singer died instantly.
The force of the impact was so high that the bus was thrown into a ditch, and the Moskvich was crushed so that the car could not be restored. According to the official version of the investigation, the singer dozed off at the wheel and did not notice the approach of the bus. Alcohol and drugs were not found in Tsoi's blood, so the police put forward a version of the singer's overwork, which led to fatal consequences.
Some fans of Viktor Tsoi did not agree with the official version and put forward a number of their own. For some time after the death of the leader of the Kino group, there was a popular version that someone had deliberately damaged the brakes of the Moskvich, but after an expert examination this assumption was rejected. There was also talk of suicide, allegedly Choi, having dispersed the car, specially directed it to the bus, but the singer's extensive plans for the future dispelled this version.
cemetery. His death caused a huge public outcry, several fans of the artist's work even committed suicide. The only son of the leader of "Kino" - Alexander Tsoi continues the work of his father: he writes music, and in 2011 he created his own club in Moscow.
