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One of the most popular bards in the style of Russian chanson, singer and author of the famous song "Vladimir Central", Mikhail Krug is known to most Russians. For many, he was an idol and a favorite performer, successfully toured the country, released several magnetic albums and collections of his songs, and shot several clips. The circle had to cooperate more than once in the cinema: he starred in the role of Leonid Petrovich in the crime drama "April", was the composer of the film and took part in the filming of the series "My Truth". The cause of death of Mikhail Krug was murder.

He was born in 1962 in Kalinin and, together with a secondary school, attended a music school, accordion class. Mikhail was a lively boy, studied reluctantly, often ran away from lessons and preferred to play hockey. After graduating from school, he served in the army and worked as a driver for 10 years. "Rising" to the head of the motorcade, Krug was sent to study at the Polytechnic Institute in 1987. But this work became boring for him and he got behind the wheel again, dropping out of school.

However, upon entering the Polytechnic University, Mikhail participated in the author's song contest and took first place with his song "About Afghanistan": his long-standing love for Vysotsky and the bard song affected. The well-known bard Evgeny Klyachkin, who was present at the competition, advised Mikhail to work further in this direction, and he believed in himself. It was then that the usual surname Vorobyov was replaced by the pseudonym Krug. Already in 1989, Mikhail Krug recorded his first album, Tver Streets, at a studio in Tver.

The second album of the Circle - "Katya" and another, untitled, were never officially released: they were stolen and distributed illegally. The first official album of Mikhail Krug "Zhigan-Lemon" was released in 1994. He is considered decisive in the formation of a new famous Russian bard. In addition to songs of a criminal theme, it contained lyrical and comic works. This album was later re-released several times. In 1995, the singer became the subject of the documentary film "Bard Mikhail Krug" and shot his first video "It was yesterday."

Having become famous, Mikhail performed a lot, went on tour abroad and enjoyed the special love of fans, often with a criminal past. On the night of July 1, 2002, an attack was made on Krug's house in the village of Mamulino near Tver. In addition to the singer, there were 5 more people in the house: a wife, mother-in-law and three children. Two unknown people opened fire with pistols and the wounded Krug died in the morning in the hospital, on the operating table. The rest of the family was not seriously injured. There were many versions of this murder.

In 2012, criminal sources reported that the killer of Mikhail was found dead and that it turned out to be bandit Dmitry Veselov. He was identified by the singer's wife, and Alexander Osipov, the killer of the Tver Wolves gang, confirmed his guilt. The press wrote about how and why Mikhail Krug died: the robbers did not expect to meet him in the house and shot the 40-year-old bard, whom their criminal boss wanted to force to pay "tribute" from concerts. The second killer of the Circle has not yet been found.

Monday, early morning, July 1, 2002. Tver departs from the next celebration of the City Day. In his country house, crime boss Alexander Kostenko - "Scrap", "Ivanych" - plays chess with the killer of the Volkov gang Alexander Osipov - "Wolf Cub", "Younger Wolf". Nearby is the father of "Teen Wolf", a bald, powerful man with a dangerous squint of his eyes - Anatoly Osipov - "Skull", "Shaman", leader of the combat wing of the killers of the Volkov gang, which was completely subordinate to "Crowbar".

Phone call, Kostenko picks up the phone.

The circle was killed! - sounds on the other end of the wire.

I didn’t order like that ... - the authority breaks out in response ...

So, ten years after these events, Alexander Osipov told the investigator "Teen Wolf". Sentenced to life imprisonment, he decided to tell everything as it was, to reveal the secret of the murder of the Circle, he had nothing to lose.

Kostenko was then very frightened, - the “Wolf cub” explained to the investigator and continued without looking back.

Murder in detail

On the evening of June 30, 2002, Mikhail Krug, having given a concert at the City Day, decided not to stay for the festive fireworks and returned home earlier than planned. In a house on the outskirts of Tver, there was a chansonnier's mother-in-law, his wife Irina and three children - two from their first marriages and a joint child.

Around midnight, the mother-in-law climbed a steep two-span staircase to the billiard room on the third floor. Before that, Krug was sitting there - he played the guitar a little, fiddled with the game console ... Then Irina called him. It was time to go to bed, and the mother-in-law began to spread out the sofa for herself. At that moment, two people attacked the woman from behind. Hearing the noise upstairs, Irina Krug decided that her mother was unwell and ran to the billiard room. Having slightly opened the door, she saw how two big men with weapons were beating her mother.

Misha, mother is being killed! - breaking through the horror, Irina shouted and ran to her husband.

Michael was already in the bedroom. After a couple of seconds, he intercepted Irina on the stairs and, covering himself, began to take her to the first floor. Following, from the flight of stairs, shots were fired. In the back. It was inconvenient for the bandits to shoot - the stairs were narrow. One bullet hit the tiled floor, but two still reached the addressee.

The circle was seriously injured, but was alive for some time. He even managed to run to a neighbor who took him by car to the hospital. The chansonnier died on the operating table, on the morning of July 1. The bandits quietly left the house ...

Eight months after the murder, in early March 2003, an emerald-colored Japanese SUV stopped on a country road near Kimr. Two people got out of the car - the killers "Volkov" Alexander Osipov and Dmitry Veselov, "Vesel". Osipov took Veselov to a deserted place under a far-fetched pretext, saying that his father "Shaman" was waiting for them in a village near Kimry.

In fact, Osipov, as he himself admitted to the investigation, wanted to get dirt on Kostenko from Vesel (Veselov was part of the inner circle of Lom's trusted people). For what? He says that he wanted to collect information and hand over that FSB. This would give him and his father the opportunity to become the first, the main, the main ones in the Tver criminal world. It is clear that Osipov, after such a conversation, did not plan to leave Veselov alive. But he didn't kill him for that.

Here's what "Teen Wolf", already on life imprisonment, told the operas under the record in the protocol:

“I took out my PM pistol, pointed it at him, at chest level, and said:

- Dima, calmly, I need information on Kostenko.

Why would you?

- I want to plant him.

Veselov said that the only thing Kostenko fears is revenge.

- From whom, from the brotherhood?

No, revenge for the Circle.

- Dima, did you do it?

Yes, we are, by order of Kostenko.

- For what?

Veselov replied that in May 2002, Krug, my father, was in Kostenko's bathhouse (Anatoly Osipov. - Red.) and Veselov himself. Kostenko at that meeting offered the Circle to pay money from concerts. The circle refused. After that, Kostenko had a plan - while Krug will perform at a concert on City Day, his house must be robbed, and then the stolen property should be returned, thereby Kostenko will benefit Krug, he will become obligated to him and start paying.

Hearing this, Osipov shot Veselov in the chest and head, and buried the corpse. The remains were found only in 2012 - the life-sentenced killer himself indicated the place.

I have been friends with Krug since 1996, when he came to Kimry with a concert. I talked to him. Loved not only his work. I respected him as a person. By killing Veselov, I avenged Krug, ”Osipov admitted in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda, we managed to meet with the killer in the Tver pre-trial detention center.

The question remains - who was the second in the house of the Circle. Osipov does not know about this, he only assumes that it was someone Sergei, a friend of Veselov, who helped him control prostitutes on the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway in the Tver region.

It is not surprising that after the testimony of Osipov, the investigation into the murder of Mikhail Krug was resumed in December last year. While the detectives do not disclose the details of the case, as they have not done for 12 years. But, as you know, everything is secret ...

Of all the actors in the story of the murder of the chansonnier, only Alexander Osipov survived. Now he, like other members of the Wolves gang, is pulling a life sentence. Anatoly Osipov, "Shaman", killed in 2005. Alexander Kostenko, "Scrap", killed in 2006. These crimes have not yet been solved.

Un Certain Regard

Haven't heard a better version

Oleg ZINCHENKO

On the morning of July 1, 2002, I was surprised by the speed of the rumors. As soon as it became known that Krug had been killed, allegations were already flying around Tver about who did it and for what. Although at that moment the operatives at the Krug's house did not even whisper any assumptions.

And then the pages of volumes of the criminal case and years of ignorance rustled. What kind of versions I did not manage to hear during this time. And the thieves sentenced him for “behaving inappropriately” - he didn’t sit, but sings about the life of a thieves. And he answered for the vodka business - he allegedly intended to start producing Krugovka vodka, and in order not to get into the alcohol business, he was punished (by the way, Krug himself told me that he really plans to produce such vodka). For a long time there was a version about an attempt to steal the matrix of a new disk from the Circle in order to demand a ransom from it or sell it to pirates, but they got excited, so they killed the chansonnier. And that these are simple burglars, having confused the cottage, accidentally shot the singer ...

Perhaps, in 12 years, from the versions alone, a multi-volume book can be printed. But what Osipov told, in my opinion, is the most harmonious of all the stories I have heard. It is felt that he says what he knows for sure. And although the investigators - and there will be a platoon of them during this time - are skeptical about the confessions of the killer, they say, they want the case to be dragged out longer so that they don’t move from the pre-trial detention center to the special regime zone, I see Osipov’s version as the most slender and finished of everything that was walking all these years - from popular rumor to confidential stories of people in uniform.

Several times I had to visit Tver and Vladimir: in every tavern, from every car and window, songs of Mikhail Krug were heard. It is not surprising, because Tver is his homeland, and with the song "" he glorified almost more than the "Golden Ring of Russia". The death of Mikhail Krug has not yet been solved and, probably, time has already passed. it is not known for certain, although there is talk that the killers were punished by his friends from criminal circles. Let's talk about the work of Mikhail, as well as his iconic acquaintances.

"Murka" and something like the same ancient are considered classic thieves' songs. However, now in the prison circle, first of all, Krug and his namesake Tanich, represented by the Lesopoval group, sing. There are two songs of the Circle - "Golden Domes" and "Vladimir Central". Domes are an essential part of iconic prison tattoos. Their number on the body is equal to the number of "walkers" urki (sometimes - years of imprisonment). “Only they are blue! And not a speck of gold ... ”Yes, unlike the salon, it has a pronounced light blue color. Indeed, in its creative production, ink and or burnt rubber from the heel are used. So it turns out such a specific color, especially over time.

I remember another, or rather in the St. Petersburg colony No. 6, in Obukhovo, a festive concert took place. Relatives and wives of the convicts were invited. They sang for them. There was actually a little blatnyak. Vysotsky, even romances. For dessert, "Domes" were performed. The young convict sang them very well. I noticed that not only people in uniforms liked it, but also people in uniform. It is no coincidence that the singer and the song were asked for an encore.

Did Mikhail Krug sit in the zone

Mikhail Krug himself never sat. But he knew the subject very well. So "Kupola", according to people who knew him closely, is his favorite. “I would wave the glass now if I put it down.” This after all and pro Krug. In the last years before his death, he worked like a squirrel in a wheel runs. No breath. Popularity robbed him of almost his entire personal life. I couldn't even get a drink. Due to the tight concert schedule in the Krug group, prohibition was in effect for three years. Most likely, popularity deprived the Circle, among other things, of life. He evoked black envy.

The second super hit - "Vladimir Central" - Mikhail Krug shone specifically on the thief in law (North). This is a very curious lawyer, the last of the Mohicans "of the true thieves' suit. Alexander Severov (if according to his passport) spent 29 years behind bars (according to other sources - 20). These years were made up of eight convictions for hooliganism,
theft, robbery, possession and drugs.

Circle and friend North

Both Severov and Krug lived in Tver. In the early 90s, Sever was appointed to look after Tver, and soon after that he was put in the famous "Vladimir Central", famous for its strict orders.

Trying to force the thief to obey the prison rules, the administration assigned him to the coldest cell for some violation, but they failed to break Sasha Severa (he allegedly admitted that he probably set a world record for push-ups to warm up). Subsequently, he spoke about his stay in the central to the singer Mikhail Krut, who wrote the famous song “Vladimir Central, North Wind ...” about this.

In the original, the song sounded a little different - "Vladimir Central, Sasha Severny", but Alexander Severov for some reason forbade the singer to mention his name in the song. Either he did not want national glory, or something else. In any case, the fact that he is the main lyrical hero of the song quickly became an "open secret".

According to another version, set out in the book "The Life and Death of Mikhail Krug" by Yevgeny Novikov and Galina Zhirnova, it is said that Krug himself came to Vladimirsky Central in 1995 to see his friend Severov on a date. And, they say, after this meeting, the song was written. Although she became known only in 1998 (released in the album "Madame"). At the funeral of Mikhail Krug in 2002, among other wreaths, there was a wreath "From Alexander Severov".

Mikhail Krug, of course, is a phenomenon of domestic chanson. His popularity just skyrocketed. On the one hand, the songs are simple and intelligible, on the other hand, they are very lyrical and touching. There is a basis for the original thieves' songs - a conversation with the mother, bad cops, real sidekicks. Of course, there is also love.

Mikhail Vorobyov

As for the Circle as a person, Mikhail Vorobyov (real name) was born into an intelligent family. Father is an engineer, mother is an accountant. Misha himself studied poorly, he also quickly dropped out of music school. He played hockey as a goalie. He learned to play the guitar at the age of 11. He sang in the style of Vysotsky. After school, he served in the army, and then for ten years he worked as a truck driver (until 1993).

The first wife Svetlana, who is related to the music industry, convinced Mikhail to take the stage. And he wrote poetry all the time, on the table. At first, the Circle hung around the taverns,
but there he just "run in" his songs.

The political and social views of the Circle are curious. He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and an assistant to Vladimir Zhirinovsky. He was a staunch monarchist. He hated the communists and the left idea in general. He was an ardent homophobe (quote - "the entire Russian scene is crammed with homosexuals"), and also could not stand feminists. In short, a real man, whose image he rebuilt for the stage.

As Vladimir Okunev, the largest collector of criminal folklore in Russia, says, Mikhail Krug in the last years of his life obviously “starred”: he already felt like a celestial, including in terms of fees. He could refuse an autograph, and to fans who waited for him for hours.

On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, Krug's house was attacked. Two raiders shot him with two shots. And they disappeared. They have not been found so far, despite the fact that not only the police, but also the lads were looking for them. Information appeared several times that the killers were still found, however, already in the form of skeletons. However, the investigation denied this information.

As for the motives for the murder, according to law enforcement officers, it was still a banal attempt to rob a seemingly prosperous country house.

• Name: Michael
• Surname: Circle
• Date of Birth: 07.04.1962
• Date of Birth: 01.07.2002
• Place of Birth: Tver
• Zodiac sign: Aries
• Eastern horoscope: Tiger
• Occupation: chanson songwriter and performer

Michael Krug- "King of Russian chanson", this is the title he deserved from fans and colleagues. His songs in the genre of "prison romance" have gone to the people, they are sung by heart even by those who are far from this direction. Krug was a very generous, kind person. And, despite the fact that he himself has never been in prison, his songs are sincere, saturated with feelings: and he himself said that "the main thing is the state of mind."

Photo by Mikhail Krug

Childhood and youth

Mikhail Vladimirovich Krug, whose real name is Mikhail Vorobyov, a native of the city of Tver. His parents had simple professions: dad worked as a civil engineer, mom worked as an accountant. Little Misha grew up with his older sister Olga.

Despite the boy's musical talent, later loved by millions of people, he dropped out of music school as a child. The guitar given to him by his parents has become a part of his life forever. His first idol was Vladimir Vysotsky, he selected and performed his songs at school. But the study of the Circle did not attract, he was very mediocre about attending classes. But he liked to drive football and stand as a goalkeeper on a hockey goal.

Having received a school certificate, Mikhail Krug began to master the business of an auto repairman. Later he was drafted into the ranks of the Soviet troops. Upon arrival from the army, the childhood dream of the future bard finally came true - in 1983 he got a job as a driver for a production association of trucks. For the next ten years, he was registered at the enterprise, he was even appointed head of the convoy and sent to receive education at the Polytechnic University. But the “cabinet” existence did not suit his taste, he dropped out of school, returning to the rank of driver.

Great creative path of Mikhail Krug

In 1987, the future chansonnier married for the first time. He met his wife a year earlier. Svetlana pushed Krug to the stage; before that, all the songs he wrote went to the table. So Mikhail Krug began to demonstrate talent at various festivals. Participation in the author's song contest ended for the artist with the award of the first place.

In 1988, the first-born, Dmitry, appeared in the family. But a year later, the couple separated. The ex-wife accused her husband of treason, Krug, in turn, spoke unflatteringly about the thriftiness of the ex-wife.

After participating in the competition, the songs of the Circle began to go to the people. Sincere, filled with meaning, love, experiences and personal stories, everyone found something for themselves in them. They were as if universal, both romantic girls and thieves in law could listen to them. One of the jury members of that festival, E. Klyachkin, said that Mikhail should work in this direction. It was then that he decided to take the pseudonym Krug.

In 1989, at a studio in Tver, Mikhail Krug finished recording his first album. Tver Streets, like the next two albums, were not official. But pirated copies of the album were distributed throughout the country, the songs found more and more new listeners.

It took the circle a couple of years to make itself known on the Russian stage. The release of the official album Zhigan-Lemon in 1994 was a breakthrough for him. Colleagues in the genre spoke of Mikhail as a simple friendly person. The singer himself has already begun climbing the chanson-Olympus.

In 1996, a video was released for the song "It was yesterday." In 1997, Krug invited a new soloist to his team. In the same year he went to the chanson festival in Germany. Later he toured the cities of the USA, and in 2000 he went on a tour of Israel.

For the first time, the bard received the Ovation award in the Russian chanson category in 1998. The same year was marked by the release of the album "Madame". The song "Vladimirsky Central", included in the album, was criticized by many for excessive romanticization of places of detention. In any case, she won the love of listeners and gained unprecedented popularity in the vastness of Russian chanson.

In 1999, the audience watched a friendly musical battle between Mikhail Krug and Sergei Trofimov. At the Musical Ring, Krug overtook his opponent. Also, 1999 brought the artist another nomination for Ovation. In 2000, Mikhail Krug appeared before the audience as a crime boss in the film "April". In the same period, his sixth album "Mouse" was released. Events in personal life were added to creative success. The singer got married for the second time. His wife Irina, whom he met on tour in Chelyabinsk, previously worked as a waitress. Then, at the invitation of Mikhail, she became a costume designer in his team. She already had a child from her first marriage, and soon she gave birth to a son to Mikhail.

In 2003, the singer's fans were able to purchase the last album of the master of Russian chanson "Confession". But this event happened after the death of Mikhail Krug.

tragic death

At the peak of fame and popularity, when the singer was accompanied by creative success, and family life was established, the life of Mikhail Krug was cut short. On a summer night in 2002, from June 30 to July 1, armed men in masks broke into the artist's house. Mikhail was wounded by gunshots, but was able to get to a neighbor's house, and from there he was taken to the hospital. But tragedy was destined to happen. July 1, the great Russian chansonnier died. That night, the wife, children and mother-in-law of the singer were able to survive.

On July 3, a farewell ceremony took place with the "king of chanson". Not only relatives came to the Tver Drama Theater, but also artists, officials and, of course, countless admirers of Mikhail Krug's work. The singer was buried at the Tver Dmitrov-Cherkassky cemetery.

The investigation into the case dragged on for many years. Versions of the crime appeared one after another, including such as assault with the intent of robbery and contract killing. In 2008, Alexander Ageev and the Tver Wolves gang were arrested. Relatives identified one of the attackers, but the investigation was unable to collect enough evidence. However, Ageev is serving a life sentence for other crimes.

Five years later, in 2013, it was established that a certain Dmitry Veselov was involved in the murder. By the time the criminal was dead, Krug's widow identified him from the remains and photos. The leader of the "Wolves" confirmed Veselov's participation in the crime. In 2014, Komsomolskaya Pravda published an investigation into the murder of Mikhail Krug.

In 2007, a monument was erected in Tver in honor of the artist. Often there are festivals and concerts in memory of the Circle. The songs of Mikhail Krug are not forgotten even now, they have become classics of Russian chanson. "Vladimirsky Central", "Girl-Pie", "Fraer", "Magadan", "Kolshchik" - it seems that all of them and many others have forever sunk into the hearts and souls of listeners.

Mikhail Yurievich Vorobyov

Born in the old district of the city of Kalinin (now Tver), which was called "Morozovsky town", now has the name "Proletarka Yard" about which the song "My dear city" was written.
Mikhail wrote his first poems at the age of 14, which he dedicated to his classmate. At that time, Mikhail's idol was V.S. Vysotsky. After the army, Mikhail, impressed by his songs, began to play the guitar and sing in his style.
Mikhail graduated from school No. 39 on Sominka in the city of Tver by profession as an auto repairman. Coming from the army, Mikhail got married, his wife's parents insisted that he go to college, as their daughter graduated with honors from the institute of light industry, and his education did not correspond to their principles. In 1987, Mikhail successfully enters the institute, where he learns about the author's song contest, takes part in it and takes first place. After that, he is seriously engaged in songwriting, but E.I. played a significant role in this. Klyachkin, who was the chairman of the jury at the 8th author's song festival, where he saw the hidden talent in Mikhail, and said: "Misha, you need to work ...".
Mikhail recorded his first album "Tver Streets" at the Tver studio, then the second album "Katya" was recorded, and the third album without a name, all of them had no release, but were stolen and pirated. Almost all the songs from these albums were rewritten and sung in the albums: "Green Prosecutor", "Madam", "Rose", "Mouse". In 1994, the first official album "Zhigan-Lemon" was released.
The ring with three diamonds, which he always wore, was given to him by the thief in law Hobot.
Mikhail takes thieves' expressions for his songs from a 1924 dictionary for internal use by the NKVD, which he acquired by accident.
On March 27, 1998, at the Cosmos Hotel, Mikhail participated in the Ovation Award and received it in the Russian Chanson nomination.

On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, an attack was made on Krug's house in Tver. The criminals shot several times at the singer, mortally wounding him. The singer's wife, mother-in-law and child, who were in the house, were not injured. Mikhail Krug died the same night after an operation in a hospital in Tver.