{{short description|Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg}} {{Expand Russian|topic=cult|date=January 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Auktyon | image = Auctyon Concert 2009 July SPb 01.JPG | caption = | image_size = | origin = Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) | alias = {{plainlist| * Блю Бойз (Blue Boys) (1980–1981) * Параграф (Paragraph) (1981) * Фаэтон (Phaeton) (1981–1983) * Аукцион (Auction) (1983–1988) }} | genre = Alternative rock, new wave, post-punk, jazz rock, punk jazz, freak folk, experimental rock, art rock | years_active = 1978–present | website = http://www.auktyon.ru/ | current_members = Leonid Fedorov<br />Oleg Garkusha<br />Viktor Bondarik<br />Dmitriy Ozersky<br />Nikolay Rubanov<br />Boris Shaveinikov<br />Mikhail Kolovsky<br />Vladimir Volkov | past_members = Evgeniy Chumichev<br />Sergey Gubenko<br />Sergey Lobachev<br />Arkadiy Volk<br />Sergey Rogozhin<br />Kirill Miller<br />Igor Cheridnik<br />Nikolay Fedorovich<br />Igor Skaldin<br />Pavel Litvinov<br />Dmitriy Matkovsky<br />Vladimir Vesyolkin<br />Evgeniy Dyatlov<br />Yuriy Parfyonov }}
'''Auktyon''' ({{langx|ru|АукцЫон}}, {{IPA|ru|ɐʊktsɨˈon|pron}}. Auktsyon) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg.
The band was founded by {{ill|Leonid Fyodorov (musician)|lt=Leonid Fyodorov|ru|Фёдоров, Леонид Валентинович}} at the Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad.<ref name=Beumers>{{cite book|last=Beumers |first=Birgit |title=Pop Culture Russia! |year=2005 |place=Santa Barbara |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=1-85109-459-8}}</ref> Though they originally played post-punk and new wave, the group came to be influenced by European and Central Asian folk music, avant-garde jazz, the poetry of Russian futurist Velimir Khlebnikov, and aspects of Russian high culture and literature.<ref name=Beumers/>
Auktyon was particularly popular from 1987 through 1995, but became less active in the late 1990s when Fyodorov began to produce records for Leningrad.<ref name=Beumers/> The group continues to play together and to release new albums. They toured the United States in 2006<ref>Mitter, Siddhartha (24 March 2006). "By way of Russia, art-rock for art's sake." ''Boston Globe'' Boston, Massachusetts. pg. D.1</ref> in support of their first US release, the album ''Pioneer''. The group returned to the US in 2008 when they released the album ''Girls Sing.''<ref>Vigil, Delfin (27 March 2008). "Auktyon. Eclectic band formed in the former Soviet Union and, 20 years later, strange, loud rock plays a key role in the group's musical stylings." ''San Francisco Chronicle''. San Francisco, California. pg. G.4</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Drozdowski |first=Ted |url=http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/58205-auktyon-girls-sing/ |title=Auktyon - CD Reviews |publisher=The Phoenix |date=18 March 2008 |accessdate=2012-09-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185438/http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/58205-auktyon-girls-sing/ |archivedate=2012-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steve |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/auktyon-girls-sing/ |title=Auktyon: Girls Sing |publisher= PopMatters |date=31 March 2008 |accessdate=2012-09-19}}</ref>
==Band members== <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.auktyon.com/history.html|title=Band History|website=www.auktyon.com|access-date=2017-05-15}}</ref>
=== Current members === * Leonid Fedorov — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion <small>(1978—present)</small> * Viktor Bondarik — bass <small>(1980–1983, 1985—present)</small> * Oleg Garkusha — vocals, dance, declamation, show, lyrics <small>(1985—present)</small>, sound engineer, lyrics, other <small>(1980–1985)</small> * Dmitriy Ozersky — keyboards, trumpet, percussion, lyrics <small>(1981—present)</small> * Nikolay Rubanov — saxophones, bass-clarinet, jaleika, keyboards <small>(1986—present)</small> * Boris Shaveinikov — drums, percussion <small>(1988—present)</small> * Mikhail Kolovsky — tuba, trombone <small>(1995—present)</small> * Vladimir Volkov — double bass, keyboards <small>(2007—present)</small> * Mikhail Rappoport — sound engineer <small>(1987—present)</small>
=== Former members === '''Блю Бойз/Параграф/Фаэтон (1978–1983)''' * Dmitriy Zaychenko — bass, electric organ <small>(1978–1980)</small> * Aleksey Vikhrev — drums <small>(1978–1980)</small> * Mikhail Makov — guitar, vocals <small>(1980-?)</small> * Aleksey Vittel — guitar <small>(1980-?)</small> * Alexander Pompeev — keyboards <small>(1980–1981)</small> * Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer <small>(1981–1988)</small>, director <small>(1987–1988)</small> * Sergey Melnik — guitar <small>(1981–1983)</small> * Evgeniy Chumichev — drums <small>(1981–1983)</small> * Sergey Gubenko — bass <small>(1983)</small> * Valeriy Nedomovniy — vocals <small>(1983)</small> * Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar <small>(1983)</small>
'''Аукцион/АукцЫон (1983—present)''' * Sergey Skvortsov — lighting engineer <small>(1981–1988)</small>, director <small>(1987–1988)</small> * Evgeniy Chumichev — drums <small>(1981–1983)</small> * Sergey Gubenko — bass <small>(1983)</small> * Sergey Lobachev — vocals, guitar <small>(1983)</small> * Igor Cheridnik — drums <small>(1985–1988)</small> * Nikolay Fedorovich — saxophone <small>(1985–1987)</small> * Arkadiy Volk — vocals <small>(1985)</small> * ??? [unknown name] — bass <small>(1985)</small> [friend of Arkadiy Volk] * Sergey Rogozhin — vocals <small>(1985–1987)</small> * Kirill Miller — visual artist, stage design, costume design, artwork <small>(1985–1992)</small> * ??? [unknown name] — drums <small>(1988)</small> [drummer of "'''Лес'''" band] * Pavel Litvinov — percussion <small>(1987–2005)</small> * Igor Skaldin — guitar <small>(1987)</small> * Dmitriy Matkovsky — guitar <small>(1987–1995)</small> * Vladimir Vesyolkin — dance, show, vocals <small>(1987–1992)</small> * Evgeniy Dyatlov — vocals, violin <small>(1988)</small> * Yuriy Parfyonov — trumpet <small>(2011–2025, died 2025)</small>
=== Timeline ===
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== Discography ==
=== Studio albums === {| class="wikitable" !Title (Transliterated) !Title (Russian) !Title (English) !Release date |- |''Vernis' v Sorrento'' |''Вернись в Сорренто'' |''Return to Sorrento'' |1986 |- |''Kak ya stal predatelem'' |''Как я стал предателем'' |''How I Became a Traitor'' |1989 |- |''V Bagdade vse spokoyno'' |''В Багдаде все спокойно'' |''All Quiet in Baghdad'' |1989 |- |''Zhopa'' |''Жопа'' |''Asshole'' |1990 |- |''Bodun'' |''Бодун'' |''Hangover'' |1991 |- |''Ptitsa'' |''Птица'' |''Bird'' |1994 |- |''Eto mama'' |''Это мама'' |''It's Mum'' |2002 |- |''Devushki poyut'' |''Девушки поют'' |''Girls Sing'' |2007 |- |''Yula'' |''Юла'' |''Spinning Top'' |2011 |- |''Na Solntse'' |''На Солнце'' |''On the Sun'' |2016 |- |''Mechty'' |''Мечты'' |''Dreams'' |2020 |- |''Sokrovistche'' |''Сокровище'' |''Treasure'' |2025 |}
=== Auktyon & Khvost === {| class="wikitable" !Title (Transliterated) !Title (Russian) !Title (English) !Release date |- |''Chainik Vina'' |''Чайник вина'' |''Teapot of Wine'' |1992 |- |''Zhilets Vershyn'' |''Жилец вершин'' |''Dweller of the Mountains'' |1996 |}
=== EP === {| class="wikitable" !Title (Transliterated) !Title (Russian) !Title (English) !Release date |- |''Nebo Napopolam'' |''Небо напополам'' |''The Sky in Half'' |1999 |}
=== Live albums & compilations === {| class="wikitable" !Title (Transliterated) !Title (Russian) !Title (English) !Release date |- |''D'Observer'' |''Д'Обсервер'' |''The Observer'' |1986 |- |''Auktsyon'' |''Аукцыон'' |''Auktyon'' |1995 |- |''Pioner'' |''Пионер'' |''Pioneer'' |2006 |}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.auktyon.ru/muzyka.html|title=Muzyka|website=Auktyon (Official website [Russian])|access-date=2018-11-01}}</ref>
See also
* ''The Road (Doroga)''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.auktyon.com Official Website (English)] *[http://www.auktyon.ru Official Website (Russian)] * {{discogs artist|Аукцыон}} * {{IMDb name|15698777}}
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