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Viktor Tsoi (KINO) Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/11/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Victor Tsoi (Виктор Цой)



Victor Tsoi (Виктор Цой)



was a Soviet musician, leader of the band KINO. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has many devoted fans across the countries of the former Soviet Union even today. Few musicians in the history of Russian music have been more popular or have had more impact on their genre than Viktor Tsoi and his rock band Kino. Aside from that, Tsoi contributed a plethora of musical and artistic works, including ten albums.

To find co-ordinates of the cache you should answer the questions below:

a. What is the name of KINO’s first album?


b. There is a song by KINO that plays on the “Vladivostok FM” station in the game "Grand Theft Auto IV". From which number album was this song (e.g. “8th”)?
Official KINO alboms:
1) "45"
2) Nachalnik Kamchatki
3) This is not Love
4) Night
5) Blood Type
6) The Last Hero
7) Star Called The Sun
8) Black Album


c. How many Underground Soviet bands were featured in the album "Red Wave"?


d. What is the street number of the building in the Arbat District of Moscow where Victor’s fans founded the "Tsoi Wall"?


e. How many years of war were in Tsoi's song "The star called Sun"?


f. Which birthday of Victor Tsoi's was commemorated with a Google Doodle reminiscent of the Tsoi Wall?


g. What is the running time of the movie "The Needle" with Victor Tsoi?


h. How old was Victor Tsoi when he died in car accident?

When you find the answers, add your numbers to these formulas:

N:((b*b*h-a-d)*f+d)*b*h+7

W:((c*g-g+b)*c*e+c+d)*c-d+8

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)