"Blood Type", "We Are Waiting for Changes", "A Star Called the Sun", "The Tree", "A Place to Step Forward", "We Want to Dance", "When Your Girl Is Sick", "Mom, We Are All Seriously Ill", "Cuckoo"— Everyone has heard these songs at least once in their life. The band "Kino" became the symbol of the era of change, the most popular band of the 1980s–1990s. Their songs are listened to, sung, covered, and learned for chords. The name of the band's leader is known to everyone, even if they've never listened to rock. Viktor Tsoi — poet and musician, actor and artist, legend and idol of millions. A person whose music will always sound. "Tsoi. The Story of a Rock Star in Letters and Pictures" is an illustrative non-fiction work, in which separate episodes from the history of the band "Kino" and the life of Viktor Tsoi form a picture of great changes, and for each person it turns out uniquely. This book is a collective image, a metaphor of the era, a story about an idol of generations, appealing to both teenagers and adults. For all who have ever sung along with street musicians, sang "Eighth Grader" (about "a plane with a silver wing") in the kitchen, or perhaps learned to play the songs of "Kino" themselves. Denis Boyarinov is a music journalist, curator of music events and exhibitions, worked and published in magazines "OM", "Time Out Moscow" and "Afisha". One of the creators of the independent online media Colta.ru, dedicated to culture and art, where he curated the "Contemporary Music" section. He has been writing about Russian and foreign music for over 20 years—from underground electronics to phenomena of pop and rock mainstream. Masha Shishova is an illustrator and artist, engaged in book, magazine, and commercial illustration, as well as artistic design of concerts and performances. She currently teaches at several art educational institutions, leads an additional education course in illustration at the NRU HSE, draws and works with ceramics.