Oleg Gazmanov

Oleg Mikhaylovich Gazmanov (born 1951) is a Russian pop singer, composer and poet, specializing in patriotic songs that glorify Russia and Russian history. Gazmanov is leader of rock-group "Эскадрон" (Squadron). His songs have been covered by others in the chanson style, such as Mikhail Shufutinsky.

""Esaul, esaul, don't chop down saxaul // under which did just squat aqsaqal..." or: "Esaul, esaul, did not go watch Deadpool...""
 * Eagle Land: A frequent target.
 * Football Fight Song
 * Nostalgia Filter
 * Patriotic Fervor
 * Signature Song: "Sdelan v SSSR" and "Moryachka."
 * Song Parody magnet. A lot of his songs come across as an acute case of Theme Park Version. Together with trend toward using an exploitable meter, this placed him into the top of parodied pop (in works ranging from KVN contests to humorous detective books) for as long as he was in the top of pop, and this didn't quite stop to... at least 2016.


 * Why We're Bummed Communism Fell