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Stas Namin celebrates 75th anniversary

On November 8, 2026, Stas Namin is one of the main pioneers of Soviet and Russian rock culture, producer, director and artist.

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On November 8, 2026, Stas Namin is one of the main pioneers of Soviet and Russian rock culture, producer, director and artist.

In 1969, he founded the group “Flowers”, which opened the era of rock music in the USSR. The hits “My Star is Clear” and “We Wish You Happy” have sold more than 60 million copies. In 1987, Namin created the SNC Center, the first independent production company in the country where Gorky Park, Brigade C, Moral Code and Spleen began. Gorky Park became the first Soviet band in the Billboard chart. In 1989, he organized in Luzhniki "Soviet Woodstock" with Bon Jovi and Scorpions. He also created Radio Rocks, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Russia’s first musical theater. He is known as an artist with exhibitions in the Russian Museum. He was awarded the Order of Friendship and other awards.

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