The Survival Guide of Siberian Punk: "Instruktsiia po Vyzhivaniiu"

Under Roman Neumoyev, the band’s focus shifted toward Orthodox Christianity and Russian nationalism, though they maintained their signature radical edge.

Инструкция по выживанию (альбом) - Википедия

IPV’s music is characterized by its gritty post-punk and garage rock sound, often featuring dark, existential, and politically charged lyrics. Their impact was so profound that Yegor Letov , the leader of Grazhdanskaya Oborona, recorded a tribute album titled "Instruktsiia po Vyzhivaniiu" in 1990, covering their most famous songs and bringing the band’s work to a nationwide audience. Key Themes

Early works were fiercely anti-establishment, leading to pressure from Soviet authorities and the KGB.

Lyrics often grapple with themes of death, suicide, and the struggle for spiritual survival in a bleak reality.

The band’s story began in 1985 when Miroslav Nemirov, a philology graduate, was tasked with creating a "music lovers' club" in Tyumen. Instead, Nemirov used the opportunity to foster a rebellious rock scene modeled after the Leningrad Rock Club. Although Nemirov himself was not a musician, his provocative poetry and organizational energy became the foundation of IPV, which officially formed in 1986.