Maryana (Marianna) Igorevna Tsoi (maiden name - Kovaleva, in her first marriage - Rodovanskaya) ( March 5, 1959 - June 27, 2005 ) - writer, social activist, music producer, widow of rock musician Viktor Tsoi .
| Marianna Tsoi | |
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| Birth name | Marianna Igorevna Kovaleva [1] |
| Date of Birth | March 5, 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Leningrad , RSFSR , USSR |
| Date of death | June 27, 2005 (aged 46) |
| Place of death | Saint Petersburg , Russia |
| Citizenship |  the USSR  Russia |
| Occupation | writer , translator , public figure , music producer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Alexander Tsoi (1985) |
Biography
She was born on March 5, 1959 in the family of Inna Nikolaevna Golubeva (1932—2017) [2] [3] . Marianne's father Igor Vadimovich Kovalev (1933-2005).
She married Viktor Tsoi on February 4, 1984.
At forty, in 1999 she graduated from the Oriental Department of St. Petersburg University (SPbU), translated a lot from Japanese, learned English, and was engaged in painting.
Marianna Tsoi was the administrator of the Kino group , was engaged in producing activities, being the owner of 50% of the copyright for the group's albums. Thanks to her, several collections dedicated to Tsoi were published, as well as a double tribute record “ KINOproby ”, on which the songs of “Kino” were performed by popular musicians.
She wrote a book about Viktor Tsoi: “Reference Point” , is a co-author (along with Alexander Zhitinsky ) of the book “Victor Tsoi. Poems, documents, memoirs ” (“ New Helikon ”, St. Petersburg, 1991).
In the last years of her life, she acted as a producer of Ricochet , Sergei Yelgazin , Alexander Zaslavsky , and was engaged in the installation of a monument to V. Tsoi on the Arbat .
Marianne underwent breast surgery, but a brain tumor was later discovered.
She died on June 27, 2005 in her apartment in the center of St. Petersburg .
The funeral of Marianna Tsoi took place on June 29 at the Theological Cemetery [4] of St. Petersburg, near the grave of Viktor Tsoi.
Personal life
The first husband is Vladimir Rodovansky.
The second husband is Viktor Tsoi (1984-1990).
Son - Alexander Tsoi (born July 26, 1985), musician, web designer. There are suggestions that Alexander Tsoi, in fact, is the son of Ricochet . In particular, so say Alexey Vishnya and Andrey Tropillo [5] [6] [7] .
For many years she lived with her actual husband , a St. Petersburg rock musician Alexander Aksyonov , nicknamed "Ricochet." [eight]
Discography
The organizer and producer of the release of a number of collections and tributes of the Kino group and Viktor Tsoi:
- 1992 - Unknown songs (published as Tsoi's solo album);
- 2000 - MOVIES (double tribute album)
- 2002 - Viktor Tsoi's birthday (tribute concert)
Filmography
She starred in a number of documentaries about Viktor Tsoi and the Kino group:
- 1992 - The Last Hero
- 2009 - The Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
Books
- The Reference Point - ISBN 5-289-01938-3
- “Viktor Tsoi. Poems, documents, memoirs ” - St. Petersburg: Lenizdat, Shock Records, 1997. - 15 p. - ISBN 5-289-01938-3 .
Notes
- ↑ Clarification of Inna Nikolaevna, mother-in-law of Viktor Tsoi
- ↑ Victor Tsoi's mother-in-law writes a book about the life of a rock icon
- ↑ The deceased Marianna Tsoi before the burial lay for 3 days at home (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment May 29, 2011. Archived June 18, 2010.
- ↑ Necropolis - Tsoi Marianna Igorevna
- ↑ 11 facts about Russian rock by Alexei Cherry
- ↑ Viktor Tsoi: they don’t live with such a character for a long time
- ↑ Short stories about interesting cases from the life of Andrei Tropillo told by himself. PART 1
- ↑ cit. on the site of the Cemetery of Celebrities
Links
- Marianna Tsoi: I didn’t share it with anyone
- Marianna Tsoi: I never shared Victor with another woman
- Hard Rock. Marianna Tsoi will be buried next to Victor
- Graves of celebrities: Tsoi Marianna Igorevna
- Empire Victor Tsoi