Murder, accident, stroke: how the participants of the “Tender May” died

Mikhail Sukhomlinov died at the age of 19

In the fall of 1993, Tender May’s former keyboardist, Mikhail Sukhomlinov, was murdered near Yuri Shatunov’s home. By that time, he had left the group and successfully progressed his business, but continued to relax in the company of musicians. On the day of the tragedy, Sukhomlinov spent the night with Shatunov.

“In the morning. I woke up, turned on the keys, put on my headphones. The bear got ready, had breakfast, went downstairs. Two shots. I look out the window, the car is moving. On the broadcast of the Russia 1 TV channel, I do not remember what color and what numbers, ”Shatunov said.

According to the singer, she ran into the garden and saw the bloody body of Sukhomlinov. “I look – his whole neck is like a sieve. No bullets, there were two shots from the shotgun, nonsense, ”the artist recalled.

A 19-year-old friend died in Shatunov’s arms. The former leader of the “Tender May” noted that the murderer of Sukhomlinov was never found. In turn, the producer of the group Andrei Razin claimed that the criminal was placed in a psychiatric hospital.

Igor Igoshin died at the age of 19

In 1989, Razin found bassist Igor Igoshin in an orphanage in the Orenburg region. The musician briefly played in “Tender May”, moved to another group, and soon went to the army. When Igoshin returned to Moscow, his girlfriend was already marrying someone else. She arrived at the wedding on February 29, 1992, where the groom quarreled with his friends, after which he was urgently taken home. Literally an hour later, the musician was found in the visor of the entrance. He was quickly taken to intensive care, but doctors could not save Igoshin’s life. According to the official version, the musician accidentally fell out of the window. At the same time, many acquaintances claimed that someone pushed him. Razin adheres to the first version. In a comment on the site kp.ru He said that Igoshin was reaching for a fish hanging in a bag outside the window, accidentally broke the frame and fell.

Yuri Barabash died at the age of 22

According to Razin, he found Barabash in one of the dormitories in Stavropol. The musician played the guitar and had a voice similar to Shatunov’s. For several months, Barabash sang on Tender May, and her mother was the group’s accountant. Then he decided to work solo and recorded the chanson. On the night of August 28, 1996, the musician, the only sober in the company, took a few friends for a beer in a new car. At that time, the driving experience was only a few days. As a result, Barabash got into an accident on Sevastopol Street and died. His friends survived.

Arvid Jurgaitis dies aged 35

Keyboardist Arvid Jurgaitis performed on “Tender May” from 1988 to 1992. Razin saw him at a party at the Bauman Institute and invited him to the group. After the collapse of the team, Jurgaitis kept in touch with his former colleagues for a while, but soon lost contact with them. Later, he suffered from health problems due to alcohol addiction. The musician died on June 1, 2004 in a fire in his cottage. He forgot to put out his cigarette and fell asleep. Seeing the fire, Jurgaitis rushed to save something and grabbed the exploding Horizon TV set in his hand. The man could not leave the house due to his injuries and was poisoned by carbon monoxide.

Vyacheslav Ponomarev dies at 37

Bassist Vyacheslav Ponomarev left Laskovy May a year before the band broke up. He was the oldest of the team and had met Shatunov when he was in the orphanage. After leaving Tender May, Ponomarev made unsuccessful attempts in other groups, as a result of which he began to abuse alcohol. He died of tuberculosis in 2007.

Alexey Burda died at the age of 38

The body of former keyboardist and producer of “Tender May” Alexei Burda was found on the morning of June 2, 2012, near the Perlovsky cemetery in northeast Moscow. It went to the MUZ-TV award, but ended up in another field for unknown reasons. It was announced that the cause of death of Burda was alcohol poisoning.

Yuri Gurov died at the age of 41

One of the first soloists of “Tender May”, Yuri Gurov, after the collapse of the group, returned to his native Stavropol Territory and got a job – selling grain. He died in a terrible car accident on August 25, 2012. Razin told DEA News”.

“Yuri Gurov was struck to death. She became the first lead singer of the group Tender May. The car flew under KamAZ, there was a head-on collision. It was not him who drove the car, but his friend, a resident of the village of Krasnogvardeyskoye, ”said she.

Igor Anisimov died at the age of 40

Keyboardist Igor Anisimov from the first composition of Tender May died in a drunken fight on February 20, 2013. In a private house near Zvenigorod, the musician’s drinking partner gave him several stab wounds that were incompatible with life.

Rashid Dairbayev dies at 45

Rashid Dairbayev, the director and first concert director of “Tender May”, died in intensive care on February 28, 2013 from a massive heart attack and cerebral edema. Relatives told about the experience of one man due to the deaths of Gurov and Anisimov.

Alexander Priko died at the age of 46

In July 2020, the band’s former lead singer, Alexander Priko, was hospitalized on suspicion of coronavirus and was treated for two cycles of pneumonia. But after a thorough examination, it was determined that he had a cancerous tumor. Priko’s wife said the man was sent home after draining the fluid from his lungs, but had to be hospitalized again a few days later.

“Lying flat. Just a skin-covered skeleton. In the hospital, fluid was pumped out of his lungs again. I took him home, bought a five-liter apparatus with oxygen. Now I will try to feed, I do not know if Sasha will be able to eat, ”Priko’s wife said on August 21. On September 2, the musician died.

Vladimir Boyko died at the age of 60

The author of the hits “Tender May” Vladimir Boyko died in 2020 after a serious illness as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage. Razin announced the death of the composer, who wrote about 25 songs for the group, on Instagram (the owner of Meta is considered an extremist organization).

“I want to give our fans the terrible news. On May 3, at the age of 60, after a long illness as a result of a stroke, the musician of the group Laskovy May passed away. <...> Vladimir Boyko,” wrote Razin.

Evgeny Zakulaev dies at 49

Evgeny Zakulaev, deputy general director of the creative group center for gifted orphans “Tender May”, died of an illness in 2013.

“Zhenya Zakulaev worked in the group for 25 years, was Deputy General Director. Under his leadership, both the soloist of the Yuri Shatunov group and Sergey Serkov (drummer) went out. The producer left two small children, a son of about 15 years old and a daughter of two years old, ”said the producer.

Alexey Muskatin died at the age of 59

In 2021, producer Alexei Muskatin, who worked with Laskovy May, died. Razin called him “one of the best producers in the country.” He died a week after the bone marrow transplant.

The material was first published in March 2021.