as part of a three-day, sanctioned festival, "Rok za mir" (Rock for Peace). Their performance, however, was edited out of the official television program covering the event. The new collective produced the album Periferia (Periphery) in April 1984. After recording this album, some members of the group landed on a KGB watch list and were subjected to government persecution. The band's music was banned, forcing them to go underground. Ironically, this served to increase their popularity among young Russian music fans. Although they never considered themselves political activists, Shevchuk always felt it his duty as a citizen and a songwriter to address not only the strengths but the weaknesses of his country's government, a dangerous stance to take in the former Soviet Union. DDT continued to work as a "non-conformist" group, producing albums and giving concerts throughout the Soviet Union. This was no easy feat, as they received little if any money for the records they produced during this period, and very little for their concerts. Like other dissident artists, they survived through a combination of cleverness, perseverance, and unofficial help from their fan base. Shevchuk spent some time in Sverdlovsk (present-day Yekaterinburg), performing with the group Urfin Juis. In November 1985, DDT covertly recorded the album Vremya (Time) in Moscow with additional musicians, but the recording process was very difficult. 1986-1997 In 1986, Shevchuk moved to Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) with his wife, son and mother. The move helped him to establish himself at the forefront of the Russian rock scene as St. Petersburg was a center of a musical resurgence. In 1987, he recreated DDT. Its new members included: Vadim Kurilev — bass Andrei "Skinny" Vasiliev — guitar Igor Dotsenko — drums Nikita "Zoltsman" Zaitsev — violin, guitar Mikhail "Uncle Misha" Chernov — saxophone Andrey Muratov — keyboards On January 23, 1987, the new lineup debuted on the stage of the Leningrad Rock Club. In June 1987, DDT performed at the "Leningrad Rock Festival" in front of a crowd of 3,000 crammed into a venue with a capacity of 1,000. In the summer of 1988, DDT toured across Russia and recorded a new album, Ya poluchil etu rol (I was given this role), which contained some songs from their old albums re-recorded in a professional studio. In 1988, the band also made their first visit to the U.S.; their concert in Los Angeles was covered by MTV. In