Belarus remembers Vladimir Mulyavin

28 января 2018

By Nina Mozheiko: On 26 January, 2003, the national songwriter Vladimir Mulyavin passed away after eight months following a terrible car accident that occurred on 14 May 2002 and a long rehabilitation first in Minsk, and then in Moscow.

The singer and founder of the ensemble Pesniary, he became the pioneer in the genre of folk-rock and gave the world a number of brilliant songs. The legendary musician has become part of the history not only of his country. Former Soviet republics and even the whole world remember Mulyavin as an outstanding musician. His songs that hit the heart became the national treasure of Belarus.

Two monuments immortalized the memory of the People's Artist – one of them is in Mulyavin’s hometown – Yekaterinburg, and the other is in Minsk, in the city where Vladimir Mulyavin lived and worked for many years.

Close relatives, colleagues and admirers of his work came to the Eastern cemetery in Minsk to honour the memory of the great musician.