Journalist Andrey Burlaka, aged 70, has died. Andrey Burlaka was a…
Journalist Andrey Burlaka, aged 70, has died. Andrey Burlaka was a music journalist and historian of the Leningrad rock movement.
Consensus
- Andrey Burlaka died on July 19, 2024.
- He was 70 years old at the time of his death.
- The cause of death was complications from a stroke he suffered in May.
- Burlaka was a music journalist and historian specializing in the Leningrad rock movement.
- He authored the three-volume 'Rock Encyclopedia: Popular Music in Leningrad-Petersburg, 1965–2005'.
- He was the creator and chief editor of the Rock-n-roll.ru website and the official portal of the Leningrad Rock Club.
- His death was announced on his VK page.
Points of divergence
- Burlaka died at the age of 71, having been born in 1955 and passing away on July 19, which would make him 70 years old; this suggests a discrepancy in age calculation. — vedomosti
- Burlaka was hospitalized at the Alexander Hospital for 12 days after the stroke, then underwent rehabilitation and treatment at Maximilianovskaya Hospital. — vedomosti
- Burlaka was the chief editor of Rock-n-roll.ru and the official portal of the St. Petersburg Rock Club. — vesti
- Burlaka was one of the founders of the cultural-ecological movement 'Rock Clean Water'. — vm
- Burlaka was involved in organizing music festivals and conferences on culture and music business. — kommersant
- In a 2026 interview with Fontanka, Burlaka discussed how rock first aired on Leningrad Radio in the 1970s. — fontanka
Coverage (7 sources)
- Journalist Andrey Burlaka dies at age 70 — Ведомости
- Rock journalist Burlaka dies after May stroke — Вести
- Russian music journalist Andrey Burlaka has died at the age of 71, TASS reported artist Maksim Tesli — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Andrei Burlaka, a musical journalist and historian of the Leningrad rock movement, has died — Вечерняя Москва
- Journalist and historian of the Leningrad rock movement, Andrey Burlaka, has died — Коммерсантъ
- Rock Journalist Burlaka Dies in St. Petersburg — Вести
- Historian of the Leningrad Rock Movement Andrei Burlaka Has Died — Фонтанка