In Moscow, without leaving a two-week coma, Pavel Usanov, the 40-year-old bass player of the Lyube group, died. Usanov was severely beaten on the night of April 2 after a quarrel in a bar near Moscow. The investigation claims that the cause of the fight was "personal hostility" between Usanov and his alleged offender. The friends of the murdered musician speak of Pavel's political position, which could have led to the tragedy. Ruposters collected all versions of the tragedy and memories of the musician "Lube".
Fight and hospital
It all started in a bar near Moscow in the Dmitrovsky district, where the musician celebrated the birthday of his good friend's son. MK, citing an anonymous source, writes that Pavel quarreled with two men, possibly from Ukraine, because of the situation in the South-East of the country. The first skirmish happened in a bar, but it quickly ended, reporters say.
The video, which was published by Life on April 22, shows that the situation was quite peaceful until Usanov and one of his offenders began to take turns "jokingly" practicing hand-to-hand combat techniques on each other. Obviously, everyone in the bar was in varying degrees of intoxication. For a few seconds, their fight stopped, the men argued for a while. Then (perhaps there was a splicing or recording delay at this point) an unknown man with a short haircut in dark clothes picks up Usanov and abruptly throws him to the floor.
"MK" claims that the skirmish continued at Usanov's house. The three attackers hit him from behind and beat him until they were driven away by the guards of the apartment complex. Although it is likely that the musician received a severe head injury after a fall in a bar. At the same time, Usanov cannot be called an unsportsmanlike person. The musician regularly kept fit by engaging in hand-to-hand combat and visiting the gym.
After the attack, Pavel asked his family not to be afraid and refused to go to the hospital, claiming that he would recover on his own. The very next day, Usanov was forced to see the doctors - his condition deteriorated sharply. After the examination, Usanov was urgently sent to Sklif for an operation, after which the musician fell into a coma, from which the doctors could not pull him out.
The next day, one of the suspects in the attack was arrested by the police. It turned out to be Maxim Dobry, a 39-year-old resident of the Solnechnogorsk district of the Moscow region, who works as a transportation manager. In the Life video, it is difficult to determine how old Usanov's offender is. Initially, the suspect faced eight years in prison for causing grievous bodily harm, but now the charge has been reclassified as “grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of the victim through negligence.”
For Donbass
Even before the beginning of the Ukrainian events, Usanov took a pronounced patriotic position. In particular, he, together with Evgeny Fedorov and Nikolai Starikov, took part in the all-Russian action "Media - stop lying", which was carried out in 2013 by the National Liberation Movement. During the rally, Usanov unequivocally spoke out condemning the policies of Western countries in the post-Soviet space.
Young Pasha Usanov during one of Michael Jackson's visits to Russia
According to “MK”, the Investigative Committee was initially confident in the “Ukrainian” version of the conflict. But journalists wrote about this, referring to an "unnamed source", there were no official statements during the two weeks that Usanov was in a coma.
The MK version was also confirmed by Usanov's close friend Zakhar Prilepin. He was the first to declare the "Ukrainian trace" in the conflict that led to the death of the musician, in a blog on REN-TV:
"Pasha was sitting in a bar, discussing exactly the same topics that we discussed with him - Donbass. It hurt with him - and, there is nothing to hide, we talked and talk about it often. There was someone in the cafe who "Apparently, they didn't like the conversation. They approached Pasha and hit him on the head. From behind. Face to face with him, the killer had much less chance. Pasha could stand up for himself."
Outcome: fracture of the base of the skull and intracerebral hematoma. Three weeks in a coma. The other day his wife Yulia asked to pray for the doctors. Today Pasha, without leaving the coma, died. People who kill for a word, for a position, for courage have bred.
He did not take up arms. He helped the kids."
Prilepin's publication was picked up by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. On her Facebook page, she wrote that Usanov’s killers will have neither respect nor European values until they “stop shooting people on Maidans, burning down trade union houses, and killing people in bars based on national ideological grounds,” alluding unambiguously to the ethnicity of the attackers. :
A few hours after the publication of "MK" and almost a day from the post of Prilepin, the UK released an official statement from its representative Vladimir Markin. He rejected the version of the inter-ethnic background of the conflict, referring to the "personal hostility" that arose between Usanov and Dobry:
“Of course, all versions of what happened will be checked as part of the investigation, but at this stage it is premature to draw unambiguous conclusions about the motive and circumstances of the crime. confirmation. So far, the version of the conflict based on personal hostility is being confirmed.
Contrary to the statement of the Investigative Committee, on April 22, Life published information about the attacker's belonging to one of the nationalist groups, which was established after analyzing his body tattoos. In the event that Usanov came into conflict with representatives of Russian or Ukrainian right-wing radical associations, the "political" version of the murder is more than likely. Many neo-Nazi associations sharply criticized the Donbass militias, and some radicals (for example, Roman Zukhel and other Azov fighters) went to the South-East of Ukraine to fight against the "Russians" and "cotton wool". April 22 with his new publication is confirmed and Zakhar Prilepin:
“Progressive publicists, I see, got excited and write long letters about the murdered Pasha. It is clear to them in advance that Pasha was “simply killed.” I repeat to you once again that there was a wildest, almost to the point of a fight, dispute with two Ukrainians on the topic of Donbass. there are many witnesses to this. Then Pasha came out and was attacked from behind. If this is such a coincidence, then ... But I don’t really believe in such coincidences, no matter what Markin says."
In August last year, Lyube soloist Nikolai Rastorguev was banned by the Ukrainian authorities from entering the country, and in January of this year, all the group's work fell under sanctions - their songs were forbidden to be played in public places and even to sing in karaoke bars. In a comment to Gazeta.ru, the Lube leader asked not to rush to conclusions until the end of the investigation. According to him, the band's bassist was "a completely non-aggressive and open person who did a lot of charity work and creativity."
Alexander Shaganov, the author of the texts of the hits of the Lyube group, also recalls the human qualities of the musician. He is sure that Usanov "died in battle":
Music at war
The bass player of "Lyube" never hid his position on the conflict in Donbass. Back in 2014, when the DPR declared its independence, Pavel, along with a small group of artists, went there to perform at a festive concert.
Usanov's acquaintances and friends say that the musician not only paid great attention to the topic of Donbass, but was closely involved in the fate of children who did not become refugees and remained to live in war conditions. In 2015, a charity concert “Great Donbass” took place, and in the same year, the musician twice held a children’s music competition “Native Spaces”, which took place right during the bombing of the cities of Donbass. Usanov also helped organize excursions for children from Donbass to Russian cities, and in an interview shared his impressions of communicating with young talents, whom he tried to arrange in the country's leading music universities.
Usanov at the festival "Great Donbass", August 15, 2015
Artem Artemov, editor-in-chief of the Russian Word magazine, in an interview with MK, emphasized that Pavel never took up arms - all his trips to the Donbass concerned exclusively children and charity. According to him, in 2014, when the Ukrainian army was constantly bombing the Donetsk region, Usanov went to orphanages, hospitals to sick and wounded children.
The fans of the group and Pavel himself took the tragedy in the musician's family very closely. When he ended up in intensive care, many responded to the request of Usanov's wife and sent money to his family.
Pavel Usanov, who left behind a wife and two children (he spoke very touchingly about their upbringing in one of the last videos), was buried in his native Novocheboksarsk on April 21.
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And relatives and friends of the detainee refuse to believe in his involvement in the attack.
Terrible news for fans of the Lyube group - the permanent bass guitarist of the band Pavel Usanov was hospitalized in serious condition. He has been working in the Lubers company since 1996, and true fans adored him no less than the soloist, the legendary Nikolai Rastorguev. And now Paul's life hangs in the balance. After a banal domestic conflict, he was hospitalized in critical condition at the Sklifosovsky Institute.
Pavel Usanov.
REFERENCE "MK"
Pavel Usanov was born in Novocheboksarsk. Graduated from the Kirov College of Arts, Academy of Music. Gnesins and graduate school. He played jazz in Moscow in the Manhattan group, then in the Phonograph Jazz Band group of Sergei Zhilin. In 1996, an announcement appeared in the newspapers that, in connection with the tragic death of bass player Alexander Nikolaev, the Lyube group was announcing a competition for a new performer. After he was noticed as part of a jazz quartet, Pavel passed the competition and became the bass player of Lube. He actively writes music for documentaries, including those about the military. He is the founder and leader of the Cultural and Educational Movement "Promotion of Creative Education" fund, the "Native Spaces" movement. He also gives concerts with his own group "Meeting Battle", but in 2012 he changes the composition and then becomes a soloist in his group.
Evil irony of fate -. And many friends of the detainee claim that the character of Maxim Dobry fully corresponds to his last name: he won’t hurt a fly, he won’t say an extra word ...
Maxim Good.
But, apparently, that evening, the word dropped by someone clearly turned out to be superfluous.
The Lyube group recently returned from a tour; a concert was scheduled for April 3 in Ramenskoye near Moscow. And on the eve of the weekend, Pavel was invited to a celebration with his best friend Alexander. Men are not only friends, but also neighbors: they live in the same house in the Dream residential complex, in the village of Ozeretskoye, Dmitrovsky district, Moscow region. Alexander called Pavel to a restaurant to celebrate the birth of his son.
The event began in the afternoon and continued until the closing of the institution. Despite the fact that the comrades were already pretty “under the shofet” by the closing of the restaurant, everyone behaved with dignity. The hero of the occasion, unable to withstand the load on such a joyful day for himself, fell asleep in the billiard room, and the musician went home (luckily he lives nearby).
Everything happened on the way to the house, almost at the entrance. Unexpectedly, three unknown men attacked Usanov. Perhaps there was some reason - someone hurt someone or hooked with a word. In any case, the forces were absolutely unequal, and the bass player got pretty bad. It is not clear how all this would have ended if the guards of the residential complex who were nearby did not pay attention to the screams and noise. They recaptured the musician from the hooligans.
Pavel was hospitalized in a critical condition. Alas, not immediately. He himself did not want to disturb the doctors, he told his relatives that he was recovering. But on Saturday, Usanov became very ill. First, he was taken to a local hospital, then urgently transported to Sklif. Diagnosis - contusion of the brain, fracture of the bones of the skull. On Sunday night, the musician underwent an emergency operation. Doctors gave cautiously optimistic forecasts.
The entire Lube team is in shock. But despite this, the artists were not going to cancel the concert in Ramenskoye until Sunday evening. Paul would not forgive them for that.
The police, after reviewing video cameras and interviewing witnesses, quickly detained the suspect. But there are still more questions than answers here. Maksim Dobry, 38, lives in the village of Chashnikovo as a transportation manager for a freight company. The drive from Chashnikovo to Ozeretskoye is no more than half an hour, but it is completely incomprehensible why the man went to the neighboring area. Looking for adventure? But the characterization of friends and acquaintances looks almost perfect: a real gentleman, loves children, does not have a soul in her daughter (born in December). Breeds dogs. In a word, he does not at all look like a person who gets into a fight for no reason.
The rest of the attackers are still being sought. Perhaps they will deign to explain why Usanov did not please them so much. Dobry refused to testify.
The widow of the member of the Lyube group Pavel Usanov, Juliana, who died on April 19, is experiencing the loss of her beloved. According to the woman, what happened to the bass player in a bar near Moscow was an absolute accident. However, the day before, Pavel's mother had a bad dream about her son.
Juliana and Pavel got married in 2013. The musician's wife also played the guitar and sang songs. Shortly before his death, Usanov signed up his wife for the casting of the TV project "Voice". Juliana says that now she will have to go there for the sake of Pavel. The woman remembered that on the day when the fight broke out, Pavel did everything that was unusual for him.
According to Yuliana, during the fast, Usanov agreed to go with his friend Alexander to celebrate the birth of his daughter.
“I did not dissuade and left on business. And when she returned, she found her husband at Alexander's for cognac, which, like other strong drinks, he never particularly complained about. I was very tense, began to persuade him to go home. The husband promised that he would be there soon, but he never came, ”said Usanova’s wife.
Pavel was brought home in a state of intoxication by the guards of the village. Only in the morning in Dmitrov's hospital it turned out that he had a fracture of the frontal bone and numerous bruises of the brain. Thanks to the leader of the Lyube group, Nikolai Rastorguev, Usanov was taken to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute on an ambulance.
Usanova's wife said that her husband became a participant in a brawl with two residents of Odessa in a bar. Pavel and his neighbor Alexander celebrated the birth of their son there. Usanov accidentally hit a man at the bar with his elbow. The visitor of the bar reacted aggressively to such a gesture. It turned out to be Maxim Dobry, who is now suspected of brutally beating the musician.
“When the institution began to close, Alexander, without saying a word, got up and went home. The Odessans also left. Pasha, Dobry and his friend, who had just called a taxi, stayed at the bar. When the car arrived, Dobry refused to leave. But I know for sure that if he had attacked my husband alone, Pasha would have instantly put him on his shoulder blades. Definitely, several people attacked him, which is confirmed by the witness, who watched everything from the window of his house, ”Yuliana revealed the details of what happened to Usanov. According to the woman, the musician was beaten professionally - so that no traces were left.
Pavel's wife recalls that that evening Pavel left home without a pectoral cross, that is, he was left without protection. And shortly before that, he starred in a video with a guitar that he inherited from the tragically deceased member of Lube. Nikolai Rastorguev previously also claimed that there is something mystical in the death of a bass player.
“I worried for a long time: suddenly we missed precious time without immediately calling an ambulance. But the doctors said that the injury was so serious that it was impossible to prevent brain-destroying processes, ”Yuliana said in a frank interview with Express Gazeta.
Recall that the doctors fought for Usanov's life for about 17 days, they performed a craniotomy operation, but could not save the musician's life. From his first marriage, Pavel had a daughter, Sofia, and a son, Vasya.
On Monday, October 23, the Dmitrovsky City Court of the Moscow Region found Maxim Dobry guilty of murdering Pavel Usanov, bass player of the Lyube band. The man was sentenced to one year and nine months of restraint of liberty and a fine of 700 thousand rubles. Court spokeswoman Natalia Osipova clarified that Dobry had one month left to serve - the judge decided to count each day of arrest as two days of restriction of liberty.
The term "restriction of freedom" implies a number of prohibitions. The convict is forbidden to leave the place of residence at a certain time of the day, visit any places, travel outside the municipality, attend public events, change jobs. At the same time, the convict is obliged to regularly appear at the supervisory state body for registration.
Justice of the verdict
Many decided that the sentence for the killer of the musician was too lenient. Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Business Law of the Russian Law Academy of the Ministry of Justice Andrey Nekrasov, in an interview with the 360 website, explained why the punishment can be considered fair. As part of the case, the court found that the accused did not intend to kill the victim. There was a fight with mutual beatings, and death occurred as a result of a combination of various circumstances not directly related to the brawl.
It is precisely because of the circumstances of the tragedy and the article itself, according to which Dobry was tried, namely “Causing death by negligence”, that the verdict looks fairly fair in a legal sense. The court also took into account the long stay of the convict in custody - Dobry was under arrest throughout the investigation.
Andrei Nekrasov mentioned a similar criminal case. In April 2011, three-time world champion in mixed martial arts Rasul Mirzaev attacked 19-year-old law college graduate Ivan Agafonov near the capital's Garage nightclub. The young man fell and hit the back of his head on the grate of the storm sewer. Three days later, in a coma, Ivan Agafonov died in the hospital. Then Mirzaev was also sentenced to restriction of freedom, only for a slightly longer period - two years. The lawyer connects the hype around the case of Maxim Dobry and the guilty verdict with the popularity of the Lyube group.
Of course, the resonance of the current story is given by the popularity of the musical group, of which the deceased was a member.
Andrey Nekrasov.
Criminal case
On April 2, 2016, the bass guitarist of the Lyube group Pavel Usanov celebrated the birth of a friend's daughter in the Altona restaurant, located in the village of Ozeretskoye, Dmitrovsky district, Moscow region. In a bar, he got into an argument with two drunken patrons. The verbal conflict escalated into a brawl, but a serious fight was avoided. A few hours later, Usanov was attacked near the nearby residential complex "Mechta", where the musician lived. He was hit in the temple, after which the man fell and hit his head on the asphalt. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture. Soon Usanov fell into a coma.
Investigators quickly identified the attacker. It turned out to be a local resident Maxim Dobry, who did not take part in the brawl, but was a witness to it. According to law enforcement officers, personal hostility arose between the musician and the attackers, after which Dobry decided to beat Usanov. For almost three weeks, the musician was in a coma, and on April 19 he died at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute without regaining consciousness.
Upon the death of Pavel Usanov, a criminal case was initiated on the intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm with a fatal outcome, but soon the article was reclassified to a softer one - "Causing death by negligence." The maximum penalty for this crime is two years in prison. Investigators decided that the cause of the man's death was not the attack itself, but hitting his head on the asphalt.
During the consideration of the criminal case, Maxim Dobry denied any involvement in the crime. According to him, he was relaxing in the Altona restaurant with a friend. There he met Pavel Usanov, after which the musician joined the feast. The men drank together for a while, after which they parted ways. Dobry also said that Usanov quarreled with two Ukrainians that evening. Immediately after the brawl, the accused allegedly left the establishment and never saw the musician again. The court disagreed with his position.
