Video: The mystery of the death of Viktor Tsoi: versions and assumptions
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
On August 15, 1990, one of the most popular Russian rock musicians, a legendary man, passed away Viktor Tsoi … 26 years have passed since his death, but the number of fans of his work continues to grow, as well as the number of attempts to unravel the mystery of his tragic death. The official version - an accident that happened due to the fact that Choi fell asleep while driving - did not convince many. Friends, relatives and thousands of fans of the leader of the "Kino" group refuse to believe in the accident of what happened and express their assumptions.
In the summer of 1990, 28-year-old Viktor Tsoi was vacationing with his son in the Latvian village of Plienciems. Early in the morning on August 15, the musician went fishing to a forest lake, on the way back his Moskvich collided with an oncoming bus. The accident happened on the Sloka-Tulsa highway. Fortunately, there were no passengers in the Ikarus. The bus fell into the river, the driver was not injured. "Moskvich" was thrown 20 meters, the seats were knocked down, the car could not be restored. Viktor Tsoi died on the spot as a result of a head-on collision. According to the official version, he fell asleep at the wheel, which caused the accident. A blood test showed that the driver was sober.
The musician's widow and his friends for a long time refused to believe that Choi could really fall asleep while driving. The manager of the Kino group, Yuri Belishkin, said: “I was amazed at Victor's composure, his punctuality, and his ability to concentrate. If on tour we were to fly on a morning plane, he, the only one of all the musicians, was ready minute by minute! And at home at nine or ten in the morning I could already call Vita and discuss serious matters with him. He had no cravings for alcohol and drugs, led a sports lifestyle, was fond of martial arts … Such a collected and pedantic person as Tsoi could not fall asleep while driving, and therefore, one cannot deny the version of the murder."
But if this is so, then why haven't they found people who were interested in this death? Maryana Tsoi, the musician's widow, said: “Apparently, the violation was still on the part of Viti, because, judging by the tread marks on the asphalt, he crashed into the oncoming lane. That is, this is an elementary car accident. I don't believe in murder. Choi was not a person whom someone wants to remove. He did not quarrel with the Moscow show mafia, he suited them more than anyone else."
In 2007, one magazine published an article "Viktor Tsoi: Unproven Murder", where it was reported that a letter from Riga had been sent to the editorial office, in which a certain Janis confessed his involvement in Tsoi's death. He told how 17 years ago he received an "order" to intimidate a visitor with an oriental appearance. Tsoi was told that his son was in danger, and he rushed to save him. When the journalists tried to find Janis in Latvia, men of strong physique came to their meeting and advised them not to meddle in this matter. Both this version and the very fact of Janis's existence raises doubts, as well as the reliability of the story he told.
In 1990, the investigation was really carried out in a hurry, other versions, except for the accident, were not considered. This makes many still doubt the reasons for what happened. Even a version of suicide was put forward, although Tsoi's acquaintances categorically deny the very possibility of thinking about suicide. “There can be no talk of any suicide or murder. A banal disaster has happened. Many musicians then specially traveled to Latvia, tried to repeat the tragic route of Tsoi, but came to the conclusion that there was no reason to doubt the official version of the disaster. Played a role and the fact that Vitya's driving experience was short, and that morning he was carried out into the oncoming lane, "- says the ex-member of the" Kino "group Alexei Rybin.
Viktor Tsoi's mother puts forward her version: “They say that he fell asleep while driving. This is all nonsense. Middle of the day, not a long way to fall asleep. It's just that musicians can't get behind the wheel. At that time he was working on his last album and could easily scroll through different options in his head. Music distracted attention and he lost control of the road."
The death of Viktor Tsoi was so sudden and premature that many simply refused to believe in the reality of what happened. "Tsoi is alive!" - the fans wrote on the walls, and they were right in the sense that his music and prophetic texts do not lose their relevance today: lines from the 10 most popular songs of the legend of Russian rock
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