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Group Alisa joins the party!
Alisa, the legendary Russian rock band founded in 1983 in Leningrad (aka Saint Petersburg), like many of its contemporaries of the Leningrad rock scene, was fiercely opposed by the Soviet authorities for its open expression of life at the time and the problems of the era. However, as the group grew, it attracted a vast following of rock lovers and its concerts commanded so great a presence that they sold out each time. The businessman behind Alisa, Konstantin Kinchev, has made it a priority constantly to maintain the band’s high level of morality, spirituality and justice and to this day thousands of fans still enjoy the fruits of his labour. Alisa’s creativity is anchored in an open dialogue with the audience about contemporary reality.