▁of ▁Av ranch es ▁ ▁Category : Series ▁of ▁books ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁Press ▁books ▁Category : Class ics ▁publications ▁Category : D ual - language ▁series ▁of ▁texts ▁Category : Trans l ations ▁into ▁English <0x0A> </s> ▁T sv ety ▁( in ▁English ▁The ▁Flow ers , ▁, ▁" flow ers ") ▁is ▁a ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁rock ▁band ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁It og i ▁magazine , ▁" start ed ▁all ▁Russian ▁alternative ▁culture ". ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bands ▁to ▁introduce ▁rock ▁music ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁show ▁business . ▁The ▁Flow ers ▁were ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁by ▁guitar ▁player ▁and ▁song writer ▁St as ▁N amin . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁The ▁Flow ers ▁released ▁flex is ▁with ▁producing ▁company ▁Mel odi ya ; ▁overall ▁seven ▁million ▁copies ▁were ▁sold . ▁After ▁becoming ▁a ▁major ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁the ▁band ▁went ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁professional ▁tour ; ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁the ▁band ▁dissol ved ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Phil harm onic ▁Society , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁liquid ated ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁b anned . ▁It ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁res ur rect ed ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁name ▁The ▁St as ▁N amin ▁Group , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁it