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It was founded in 1996 by Vyacheslav Kamenkov (Vorot) and Valery Ershov (Valda). Later they were joined by Alexey Pikunov (Tikhoi), Mikhail Posadsky (Fish), Pavel Davydovich (Strashny), Vladimir Poturai, Alexander Shushkov (Schulz). In the summer of 1997, the Solstice concert program was recorded; in autumn, work began on the first album, Seven. In this composition, the group lasted until December 1999, speaking in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Moscow (Tabula Rasa, Poor People, Plekhanov, etc.)

The group played author's acoustic folk rock, based on Slavic folk motifs. In 2000, the second album of “Katorga” was recorded, as a sound engineer, co-author of arrangements and performer of parts of the wheel lyre, wind and backing vocals, which was performed by Mitya Kuznetsov (“ Seventh Water ”). After that, the joint project “Forbiting” and Mitya Kuznetsov was created, first presented in February 2001. As part of the project, the group performed in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Voronezh, Tver and also represented Russia at festivals in Skopje (Macedonia), Kaunas, Alytus, Panevezys (Lithuania), Tartu (Estonia).

In December 2003, the group ceased to exist.

• Mikhail Posadsky - singing, pipes, harp, percussion, lyrics and music
• Vyacheslav Kamenkov - guitar, singing, lyrics and music
• Valery Ershov - bass, singing, lyrics and music
• Pavel Davydovich - drums, percussion, singing, pipes
• Vladimir Poturai - harp, singing, harp, lyrics and music

At different times, the group performed:

Alexey Pikunov (guitar, singing, lyrics and music), Alexander Shushkov (violin, winds, singing, lyrics and music), Yana Vasilenko (singing, autoharp, flutes), Yura Antonov (guitar, singing), Mikhail Zheltikov (bagpipes), Anna Kholodyakova (wheeled lyre, singing), Alexandra Nikitina (cello, backing vocals), Mitya Kuznetsov (singing, flute, pity, flute, kalyuk, harp, wheeled lyre, harp, accordion, mandolin, percussion), Victor Livanov (wind )

• “Solstice” (live) / 1997 / - not published, distributed in magnetic recordings, restoration - 2004.
• "Seven" / 1998 / - not published, not distributed, restoration - 2004.
• “Hard Labor” ^[1] / Roff Technologies 2001 /.

• Lyrics by Mikhail Posadsky
• Tales of Raznotravïya (author Mikhail Posadsky)
• Tales of Raznotravïya (author Vladimir Poturai)
• Description of the Raznotravïe group in the Folk Center database