Thirty years have passed since the day when Viktor Tsoi, the leader of the rock band KINO, died in a car accident in the Latvian outback. Several generations have already grown up who have seen only the live recordings of the group and have never been to Tsoi's "live" performances. But still the flame of Victor's songs excites the hearts of young people. As before, disputes about what caused the death of their idol do not subside.The author of the book conducted a large-scale investigation in order to lift the veil of secrecy and find out how and what Viktor Tsoi lived for the last year, and what happened on that ill-fated day.The book contains a large number of eyewitness accounts, memoirs, interviews of loved ones and fans. All this, together with rare photographs, letters and documents from the archives, helps the reader to learn more about the legendary personality of the singer, live with him the last year of his life and analyze the causes of the tragedy.