Kostyantyn Volodymyrovych Yerofeev (Kost Yerofeev, Yerofeev), *29 May 1966 - †25 August 2008, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian musician, poet and journalist.
Vocalist and keyboardist of the cult band Ruthenia (1987-1992). Author and performer of the UNSO March and the solo album Legionnaire. On the Roads of War and Love".
Biography
He studied at the Faculty of Physics of Kyiv University (1983-1990). In 1989-92, he was a member of the band Ruthenia (soloist and keyboardist).
The leader of Ruthenia, Anatolii Sukhyi, recalls his acquaintance with Kost as follows:
"He was one of the organisers of the student society 'Hromada'. Among others, there were also Volodymyr Chemeris, me, Viacheslav Pikhovshek, and Dmytro Korchynskyi. We were studying at the Faculty of Physics at the Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv and lived in a dormitory on Lomonosov Street. That's where it all started. "
After the collapse of Ruthenia in 1992, he became involved in journalism. He was an editor of the regional department at the Inter TV channel and a journalist for several print media. In the last period of his life, he was an editor at the NEWSru.ua website. In 2001, he released a solo music album "Legionnaire. On the Roads of War and Love".
He died at dawn on 25 August 2008 of a cardiac arrest.
Dmytro Korchynskyi wrote in his blog:
"Kostik Yerofeev, an extremely talented singer, who had everything to become famous, except for a thirsty audience, has died. But what he had, he was quite content with his usual straw.
I first met him in the dormitories of the Faculty of Physics in 1988. An anti-Soviet group was formed there and its subculture was created by the wonderful songwriters Tolik Sukhyi and Kostik...
Brothers, pray for him. If you could hear, you would know what you have lost. "
The funeral took place in the Kyiv region - in the village of Selyshche, Baryshiv district.
Discography.
Discography with "Ruthenia"
Solo album "Legionnaire. On the Roads of War and Love" (2001).
