Today we will tell you who Mikhail Kalinkin is. His biography will be considered below. We are talking about the Russian author and singer of the war song, Colonel. The musician’s work mainly contains compositions on the theme of military operations. The songs relate to issues of conflict in Afghanistan and in hot spots in post-Soviet territory. He is also the author of compositions in the genre of socio-political satire. In his work, events in the USSR during the late eighties and early 1990s are described. Describing military service, Mikhail Kalinkin notes with irony that he has been a staff rat all his life. At the same time, according to the musician, he performed various combat missions without holidays and weekends in the Arbat Military District.
Biography
Mikhail Kalinkin was born in 1959, on June 27, in the Altai Territory, in Slavgorod. Comes from a military family. In 1982, he graduated from the A.F. Mozhaysky. Our hero noted that he always wanted to be a musician, but became a military man. All this thanks to the advice of his father. He then told his son that if he was educated as a musician, he would never become a military man, otherwise you could always learn to play the guitar. The choice has been made. Our hero entered a military school. He played in the VIA while studying in the first year. From the 2nd to the 5th year of study, I had to play at 45 weddings. As a result, a military musical career was launched. In 1982, he first went to the Caucasus and loved the mountains with all his heart. On Elbrus was nine times. The musician lives in Moscow. Has four children.
Creation
Mikhail Kalinkin - organizer of the festival "Music Academy of Adventures" and "Elbrus". He created the projects “Night without War” and “Battalion Intelligence”. He is a member of the trio "Colonels", in which he works together with Viktor Trofimov and Mikhail Mikhailov. Our hero released magneto-albums: “Fifty Alpine Skiing”, “Season 2000”, “Elbrusiada”, “Ski Carnival”, “Road Clearance”, “Summer”, “Love”, “Museum of Military Figures”, “Victor’s Birthday” Pugacheva ”,“ Special Forces ”,“ Tank Songs ”,“ War Songs ”,“ White Mountain ”,“ Honor I Have ”,“ Portrait Against the Sky ”,“ Second Cheget ”,“ Moscow-Cheget ”. In 2009, a collection of ski songs and poems was recorded.
Music awards
Mikhail Kalinkin is a laureate of the Grushinsky festival, as well as the Katyusha and Kolomenskoye projects. Participates in many concerts. The leader of the festivals is “Kulikovo Field”, “Kolomenskoye”, “Grushinsky”, “Antonovsky”, “PROROK2”, “Suvorovsky Bivak”. The musician notes that for many years he has been singing for all people, telling them that they are decent, honest, smart and kind.