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Kolya Vasin (Nikolai Ivanovich Vasin) was born on 24 August, 1945 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, is a Russian musicologist. Discover Kolya Vasin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Nikolai Ivanovich Vasin
Occupation "Beatles-ologist"
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 24 August 1945
Birthday 24 August
Birthplace Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 29 August, 2018
Died Place Saint Petersburg, Russia
Nationality Russia

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1945

Nikolai Ivanovich "Kolya" Vasin (Николай Иванович (Коля) Васин, 24 August 1945 – 29 August 2018) was a Russian music historian, writer, one of the main popularizers of the Beatles' creative work inside the USSR and Russia, collector who became prominent in the Soviet Union for collecting Beatles memorabilia.

1964

He first came into contact with Beatles music via bootleg records in 1964.

Growing up in Leningrad, in the Soviet Union, Vasin first came across the music of the Beatles in 1964 whilst listening to bootleg LP records.

The Soviet authorities regarded rock music as subversive and there was no way of purchasing legitimate copies – Vasin obtained the tracks, which had been inscribed onto old X-ray slides, through the black market.

Vasin became fascinated by the music and the band and converted his apartment into an impromptu Beatles museum with memorabilia that he collected.

1969

Lennon, having seemingly picked Vasin's letter out of a vast pile of fan mail, responded and included a copy of the Plastic Ono Band's Live Peace in Toronto 1969 signed by him and Yoko Ono, and T-shirt also.

He is said to have been the Beatles' biggest fan in Russia and to have been the only Soviet citizen to have been able to correspond with Lennon.

Vasin held the first membership card of the Leningrad Rock Club.

Vasin was a self-described "Beatles-ologist" and curated an exhibit for Saint Petersburg's Museum of Non-Conformist Art as well as writing many journal articles on the subject.

Vasin claimed that the Beatles gave him more joy than having children would have.

At one point he petitioned the city authorities to change the name from Leningrad to "Lennongrad" in honour of the musician.

He also campaigned for one of the city's roads to be named "Lennon Street".

After the fall of communism, Vasin held parties to celebrate the birthdays of each of the band members.

He also proposed new public holidays:

"Rock Women Day" on 19 January to mark Janis Joplin's birthday; "Black Glasses Day" on 23 April for Roy Orbison's birthday, "Back in the U.S.S.R. Song Day" on 21 October for the debut of the White Album and 9 October for Lennon's birthday.

In the eighties, Yoko Ono came to Leningrad where she met Vasin and a number of other local Lennon fans at the Europe Hotel.

1970

In 1970, Vasin entered into correspondence with John Lennon, and was said to be the only Soviet citizen to do so.

Vasin amassed a large collection of Beatles memorabilia and turned his apartment into an impromptu museum.

He campaigned for greater recognition of the Beatles and rock musicians in Russia, proposing the renaming of Leningrad as "Lennongrad", public holidays and the construction of a 210 ft tall "John Lennon Temple of Peace and Love".

Vasin is known as the biggest Beatles fan in the USSR and Russia.

He died in a fall from the third story of a Saint Petersburg shopping centre.

In 1970 he wrote to John Lennon to congratulate him on his birthday.

1987

Sir Paul McCartney found out about Vasin from journalists in 1987 and sent an autograph for him.

1989

Since 1989, Vasin has travelled extensively in the United States and the United Kingdom, communicating with Beatles researchers from around the world.

In one of his first trips he met Allan Williams, the first manager of the band, who then began to come to Russia to join Vasin in celebrating the birthdays of Beatles members.

For a while Vasin was involved in the popularisation of Elvis Presley's music in Russia, as Presley had been a great influence on his idols.

Being one of the largest popularisers of The Beatles in the USSR, Vasin made a significant contribution to the fall of communism in different countries through rock music.

1992

In 1992, he became the President of the Committee for the construction the temple, which is officially registered in the Saint Petersburg City Administration as a public organization.

He also established a foundation, "Свободная культура" (Free Culture), to raise funds by petitioning rock stars and fan clubs across the world and selling merchandise.

The temple has already been created, but Vasin wished to expand it into a vast tower.

2003

Their first meeting took place years later, on the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg (2003).

2004

McCartney again visited Russia in 2004, by an invitation of Vasin, to celebrate his own birthday and give concerts at the same time.

2007

In 2007 he published a book entitled "Рок на русских костях" ("Rock on Russian Bones"), in a reference to the X-ray slides that were used for his bootleg records in Soviet times.

One of the first to receive a copy was John's son Sean Lennon, who visited Russia in the same year to play at concerts.

Vasin campaigned for a museum-cum-shrine (or the "John Lennon Temple of Peace and Love", as he called it) honouring John Lennon to be erected in Saint Petersburg.

This 210 ft tall structure would stand on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and include two large spheres – one in yellow inscribed with "all you need is love" and one in blue with "give peace a chance".

A yellow submarine would be sited in the sea nearby.

The city authorities granted Vasin the land necessary for this structure.

2018

Vasin died on 29 August 2018, five days after his 73rd birthday, after a fall from the third storey of the Saint Petersburg Gallery shopping centre.

Vasin's death was later revealed to be a suicide.