▁not ▁prevent ▁him ▁from ▁finishing ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁qual ify ▁as ▁" mass " ▁view . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁singer ▁moves ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Vor osh il ov grad ▁Phil harm onic ▁( now ▁Lu h ansk ▁Phil harm onic ) ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁whole ▁section ▁in ▁the ▁author ' s ▁evening ▁" H oly ▁love ▁of ▁music " ▁by ▁composer ▁Ra im ond ▁Paul s ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Le ont iev ▁received ▁the ▁Len in ▁K oms om ol ▁Prize . ▁And ▁after ▁that ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁artists . ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Ch ern ob yl , ▁where ▁the ▁singer ▁performed . ▁And ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Le ont iev ▁already ▁became ▁Mer ited ▁Art ist ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁SS R . ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 0 s ▁was ▁marked ▁for ▁Le ont iev ▁spl ash ▁tour ing . ▁His ▁concert s ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Israel , ▁USA , ▁Canada , ▁India ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Le ont iev ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" Best ▁S elling ▁Soviet ▁Art ist " ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Music ▁Awards ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Monte ▁Carlo . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁performed ▁on ▁stage ▁with ▁G ina ▁L ol lo br