. ▁ ▁And rei ▁V oz nes ens ky ▁inv ites ▁N amin ▁to ▁his ▁d ach a ▁in ▁Per ed el k ino ▁and ▁introdu ces ▁him ▁to ▁legend ary ▁American ▁beat - gener ation ▁poet ▁Allen ▁G ins berg . ▁▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Only ▁after ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁power , ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Per estro ika ▁and ▁a ▁half - year - long ▁sc andal ▁is ▁the ▁St as ▁N amin ▁Group ▁finally ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁the ▁West . ▁The ▁band ▁makes ▁a ▁month - and - a - half - long ▁tour ▁through ▁eigh teen ▁cities ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada , ▁performing ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁local ▁aud ien ces . ▁N amin ▁meets ▁and ▁performs ▁with ▁world - class ▁rock ▁mus icians ▁at ▁UN ▁headquarters ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁Kennedy ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington ▁and ▁other ▁pr estig ious ▁ven ues . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁concert ▁and ▁press ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁Lim el ight ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁on ▁John ▁L enn on ’ s ▁birth day , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁with ▁the ▁Flow ers ▁at ▁the ▁Hard ▁Rock ▁C afé , ▁Y oko ▁O no ▁inv ites ▁N amin ▁to ▁her ▁and ▁L enn on ’ s ▁legend ary ▁a partment ▁in ▁the ▁Dak ota ▁Building , ▁where ▁they ▁spend ▁many ▁hours ▁convers ing ▁about ▁L enn on ’ s ▁life ▁and ▁cre ative ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁December , ▁on ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Peter ▁Gabriel