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Originally Posted by Rustyt1953
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O.M.G. Had to look him up. Real name:
Eduard Khil.
On his death in 2012, "...Among people who offered their condolences to Khil's family was ...Vladimir Putin:
His name is connected to an era in the history of Russian music. Eduard Khil was unique in his extraordinary charm and lyricism, and constant in his professionalism, vocal culture and creative taste. Many of the songs he performed became part of the golden fund of the Russian stage."
Russian waterboarding? I'll see your Trololo and raise you a Vladimir Vysotsky
in this scene from White Nights with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Helen Mirren (Mironov)