About the book: 2011 / The famous music producer Yuri Aizenshpis tells how, with his light hand, the star of Viktor Tsoi and many other legends of art song shone brightly on the musical horizon of Russia and rock musicians. Aizenshpis is rightly called a pioneer of the domestic show industry. His surname translates to “iron rod.” This core helped him create the first rock band in the USSR under the conditions of a virtual ban on rock, and also to go through almost 18 years of prisons and camps without breaking. It was said about Yuri Aizenshpis, who died untimely, that he could “promote” even a bear, making him a pop star. They said that if someone crosses his path, they will regret it very soon. In general, they said a lot about Aizenshpis... But why use rumors when there is a fascinating biography of Aizenshpis, which belonged to him himself?