Samotsvety

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Samotsvety
Samotsvety in 2007
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Beat, pop rock, soft rock
Years active	1971–present
Labels	Melodiya
Past members	Yuriy Malikov Vladimir Presnyakov Sr. Andrey Sapunov Vitaliy Bogdanov Eduard Krolik Vladimir Vinokur Anatoly Mogilevsky Arkady Khoralov Alexander Barykin Vyacheslav Dobrynin Aleksey Glyzin Vladimir Kuzmin Valery Khabazin Sergey Belikov Valentin Dyakonov Dmitry Malikov
Website	www.samotsvety.ru

Samotsvety (Russian: Самоцветы, which means "Semiprecious Stones") is a Soviet VIA band formed in 1971, in Moscow. It became one of the more successful and better known VIA bands, recording a number of hits and serving as a springboard to fame for several Russian musicians, including Dmitry Malikov, Vladimir Presnyakov Sr., and Alexander Barykin.