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Interviews

Conversations with Oblachny Kray — the band's thoughts on music, Soviet underground culture, and the creative legacy of Sergey Bogaev.

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Archive in progress

The interviews archive is currently being compiled. Облачный Край was known for rarely giving formal interviews — the band's music spoke for itself. Known conversations are being located and digitised.

About the band's approach to interviews

Облачный Край operated primarily in the Soviet underground, where interviews and public statements carried different risks than in the Western music scene. The band's output — recorded on cassette tapes and distributed by hand — was their main form of communication with their audience.

Sergey Bogaev, the founder and creative force of the band, was known for being intensely private. He preferred to let the music carry the message.

If you have recordings, transcripts, or memories of conversations with band members, please share them with us — every piece of the archive matters.

Known conversations & mentions

1987
Подольск-87
Backstage conversations at the Podolsk Rock Festival — documented in fan accounts and fanzines of the era.
1990–е
Regional media
Sporadic coverage in Arkhangelsk regional media as the band gained local recognition through the post-Soviet period.
2000–е
Рок-сообщества ВКонтакте
Fan community discussions and preserved testimonies from people who knew the band personally.
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