1st Berezovaya Alley, 8, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197183
In the park on Kamenny Island, Viktor Tsoi worked as a woodcarver. Before that, he did his summer internship in Pushkin — repairing monarchical ceilings. He had to quit this job because the musician’s hands were corroded by lime paint, and Viktor felt unwell due to the dust. He decided to find a calmer job and became a carver of park sculptures. Tsoi created several carved wooden sculptures in the park, such as a bear with a balalaika and a lion. But in 2012, they disappeared. Most likely, someone took them.
Viktor’s wife, Maryana, worked as a costume designer in the circus, finishing earlier and bringing him food. They walked together in the park, and of course, Viktor wrote songs that later became part of his first tape album. If it was hot, they would go swimming in the river-ditch. Tsoi wrote a song about this: “Then we’ll go swimming in the dirty river, just don’t close your eyes.”
Sources:
https://inc-news.ru/cultures/2:75788
https://www.spb.kp.ru/daily/26568.5/3584112/
https://saint-petersburg.ru/m/thebest/bespalov/359597/
https://vk.com/@turizmvorle-piter-viktor-coya
https://www.citywalls.ru/house32069.html
