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Yuri Kukin (born on July 17, 1932) is a Russian bard
Bard (Soviet Union)

The term bard came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment....
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He was born in 1932 in the town of Syasstroy
Syasstroy

Syasstroy is a types of settlements in Russia in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located near the mouth of the Syas River, at the confluence of the Valdonka River and the Syas Rivers, close to Lake Ladoga, some 140 km east of Saint Petersburg....
 in the Leningrad
Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1945 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position....
 region. After graduating from the Institute of Physical Training in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
 in 1954, Kukin worked as a figure skating
Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
 coach in sports schools. In 1960, he participated in geological expeditions to Kamchatka and Pamir
Pamir

Pamir may refer to:* Pamir Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia* Pamir languages, a group of languages spoken in this area* Pamir , an ill-fated German sailing ship...
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Since childhood, Kukin was involved with music, playing in a jazz band as a drummer.






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Yuri Kukin (born on July 17, 1932) is a Russian bard
Bard (Soviet Union)

The term bard came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment....
.

He was born in 1932 in the town of Syasstroy
Syasstroy

Syasstroy is a types of settlements in Russia in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located near the mouth of the Syas River, at the confluence of the Valdonka River and the Syas Rivers, close to Lake Ladoga, some 140 km east of Saint Petersburg....
 in the Leningrad
Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . It was established on August 1, 1927, although it was not until 1945 that the oblast's borders had been mostly settled in their present position....
 region. After graduating from the Institute of Physical Training in Leningrad
Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
 in 1954, Kukin worked as a figure skating
Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
 coach in sports schools. In 1960, he participated in geological expeditions to Kamchatka and Pamir
Pamir

Pamir may refer to:* Pamir Mountains, a mountain range in Central Asia* Pamir languages, a group of languages spoken in this area* Pamir , an ill-fated German sailing ship...
.

Since childhood, Kukin was involved with music, playing in a jazz band as a drummer. In 1948, he started to write songs and perform them. Later, some of these songs became popular among hikers and geologists, and then among the general public. Over time, Kukin won prizes at various festivals.

In 1968, Kukin began performing as an artist at Lenconcert while also working at the «Meridian», a Leningrad
Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a types of inhabited localities in Russia and a federal subjects of Russia of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea....
 health club, as a PE instructor. In 1971, he began working at the Leningrad Symphony. In 1979 he worked at Lenconcert, and in 1988, he worked at a theater studio called «Benefis».