Yana Stanislavovna Dyagileva, better known as Yanka Dyagileva (September 4, 1966 in Novosibirsk, USSR - May 9-11, 1991) was a Soviet poet and singer-songwriter, active in the
Siberian underground scene in the 1980s. She often played as a solo artist, but also collaborated with other musicians from the Siberian scene such as
Егор Летов and played as a member in bands such as Великие Октябри (The Great Octobers) and Гражданская оборона (Grazhdanskaya Oborona). Yanka quickly gained fame and respect in the Soviet rock underground. Despite this, Yanka never wanted to become famous outsid…
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