George Gunitsky is a poet, journalist, novelist, playwright. (“...George hates being called – called – declared one of the founding fathers of Aquarium. Founding father! Idiot, clinical, pathological, biochemical, colloidal, chemical-pharmaceutical some kind of formulation!..” “This is how “Aquarium” began”) The book (conditionally) has three parts. Be careful! "Aquarium" is playing! - the results of J. Gunitsky’s observations of the work of “Aquarium” over several decades, interviews with Boris Grebenshchikov, the band’s musicians; This is how “Aquarium” began - a story written in the inimitable manner inherent in the author; all the poems of J. Gunitsky that became songs, as well as rare photographs of the group, many of which are published for the first time. Photographs in the book and on the binding of Viktor Nemtinov.