▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁music ▁historian ▁and ▁writer , ▁and ▁D mit ry ▁Sh ost akov ich , ▁Ar am ▁Kh ach atur ian , ▁M st is lav ▁Rost rop ov ich , ▁Alfred ▁Sch nitt ke ▁and ▁other ▁celebrated ▁mus icians ▁were ▁all ▁guests ▁in ▁the ▁family ' s ▁house . ▁N amin ' s ▁first ▁music ▁teacher ▁was ▁the ▁composer ▁Ar no ▁Bab aj an ian . ▁ ▁N amin ▁began ▁school ▁at ▁age ▁six . ▁ ▁Four ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Su vor ov ▁Military ▁School ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁military ▁education . ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁ ▁While ▁studying ▁in ▁the ▁Su vor ov ▁School , ▁N amin ▁first ▁he ars ▁The ▁Beat les ▁and ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁and ▁becomes ▁involved ▁with ▁rock ▁music . ▁▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁N amin ▁forms ▁his ▁first ▁band ▁at ▁military ▁school , ▁Char ode i ▁( the ▁Mag icians ). ▁▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁N amin ▁forms ▁the ▁band ▁Polit b uro . ▁▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁N amin ▁enters ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Foreign ▁L anguages ▁and ▁becomes ▁solo ist ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁B li ki ▁( The ▁G lim mers ). ▁In tr igu ed ▁by ▁the ▁hi pp ie ▁movement ' s ▁" flow er ▁children " ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁existing ▁order ▁of ▁society ▁and ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁legend ary ▁Wood stock ▁Festival , ▁in ▁late