Maksim Semelyak, a music journalist and one of many people whose lives were forever changed by the songs of Civil Defense, was supposed to begin working on a book with Yegor Letov in 2008. The plans were interrupted by the death of the main character. Over the past 13 years, Letov has become, as he intended, a folkloric figure, spawning quotes, slogans, and memes: people of all political views and personal convictions lay claim to his legacy, his fans are countless, as are the interpretations of his songs. 'So, a Hurricane' offers an intimate look and first-hand answers; it's a book about personal relationships with the Civil Defense and its leader, and also about the love and hate story of the post-Soviet world for the clumsy man in glasses. Relationships with nature and neighbors in Omsk, an alliance with Eduard Limonov, a premonition of death, his first foreign tour, drugs, football, revolution, a constant search for inspiration, and a firm manner of managing a team. On the pages of Semelyak's book, Letov emerges as a living person: funny, wild, and unfathomable.

Author: Maxim Semelyak
Publishing House: Individuum
Year: 2021
Number of pages: 256
Cover type: Paperback
Age group: 18+