And in our time runs discussion of the murder of Mikhail Krug, this question still haunts his fans. Forty days from death famous singer, the recognized king of Russian chanson, were marked by a concert program dedicated to his memory. The event was held at the Khimik stadium in the city of Tver. A lot of popular artists, tribunes packed to capacity with greedy spectators - all testified that the singer was loved and unforgettable.

One of the songs told that the death of a great singer was the result of a robbery, gopstop. Even at the very beginning, people did not leave the confidence that those who could kill Mikhail Krug were simple robbers, whose plan was simply destroyed by the appearance and attempt to fight Mikhail with them.

Although some remained of the opinion that the murder was contract, it was organized by competitors and envious people. This version was rejected almost immediately for many contradictions.

In what year was Mikhail Krug killed

The great Chansonnier is gone July 1, 2002 . Late in the evening, the Krug family returned home and everyone went about their business. It was about twelve at night when Irina looked out into the corridor from the nursery, hearing the muffled cries of her mother. Two robbers in black masks hit old woman on the head with a heavy gun and tried to strangle her. One of them, noticing Irina, ran after her up the stairs. Hearing her screams, the head of the family hurried to help, as a result of which he was wounded by a shot and fell to the floor unconscious.

Irina, meanwhile, ran to the neighbors, and no one will ever know what happened between the singer and the criminals. Investigators in a pool of blood on the floor noticed a lot of footprints of the villains and Mikhail's bare feet. Most likely, waking up, he entered into an unequal battle with them, as a result of which he was once again wounded. When the attackers fled, Krug hurried to the neighbors and was urgently taken away by an ambulance called to the department of the city hospital. However, despite the numerous efforts of doctors, the great talent left this world by morning.

Murder committed by scumbags?

The work of Mikhail Krug was devoted to crime. The main characters of his works were ordinary criminals (thieves, robbers) and prostitutes.

However one version of the murder says that it was the robbers who took the life of the Circle. Perhaps they were non-professionals who decided to profit from someone else's good and did not expect to find the owners of the house. Or maybe the robbery was pre-planned by experienced villains.

  1. Firstly, the TT pistol, which, moreover, according to the conclusions of the examination, was without a silencer, is the most serious professional weapon, and it is very difficult to get it.
  2. Secondly, the time of the attack was chosen perfectly: around 24:00 the whole city gathered on the square in anticipation of the festive fireworks.
  3. Thirdly, from the words of the neighbors, shortly before the fatal incident, two cars drove up to the cottage, which disappeared through a short time after the shots fired.

Such organization can serve proof of the professionalism of the killers. Although the fact is not overlooked that ordinary scumbags could afford to hire good cars and take a gun as collateral, hoping to pay off part of the stolen amount.

Was a mysterious group involved in the murder?

Such a version arose as a result of similar attacks observed before and after the tragic day of the death of the king of chanson according to the standard scenario. A few days before the death of the singer, a major robbery was committed in a cottage near the place of residence of Mikhail's family. A few days later it happened again, only now in the firm's downtown office.

The victims, whom the villains tightly tied, claim that the abductors were in black masks, one of them had a Caucasian accent, and they also had a gun.

Both scenarios are similar to what happened in the singer's house, the only difference is the murder. Perhaps this would not have happened if not for unsuccessful attempt connect Mikhail's mother-in-law and the appearance of his own person, which confused all their intentions. Attempts by the police to solve these crimes were unsuccessful.

Was the murder organized by close people?

There are many supporters of the version that the death of the Circle was of great benefit to none other than his wife Irina . Here is the collected evidence for this version:

  • In no interview after the death of her husband, Irina did not mention her love for him, but she was sprayed about the gifts given to her by the Circle. Her ambiguous phrase "After all, he is the Circle ..." spoke a lot, to which she testified that she was interested in him not as a person, but as a star of the Circle.
  • Irina told reporters that her husband did not allow her to sing on stage, arguing that a wife should remain a wife. Thus, having got rid of him, Irina opened the door to the stage for herself. What she immediately began to use with great success: a week after the funeral, she already sang in a beautiful voice.
  • She got popular name, using her husband's pseudonym, as well as legal access to all his archives. She played a role in the split of her husband's group called "Fellow Traveler", taking away with her half of the composition, which did not take part in a concert dedicated to the memory of Mikhail.
  • The killers were only interested in Krug, and did not harm his wife and mother-in-law, who stood in their way first. Also, the wife did not bother to call an ambulance to her mortally wounded husband, he did it himself. And shortly before the murder, there was a serious quarrel between the spouses.

What did you manage to find out?

The investigation into the crime revealed that Mikhail's murder is not an accident at all. Thanks to the work of investigators, it turned out that the villains got into the house in the morning, through the windows, which were open. During the day, Krug's house was empty - a perfect opportunity to take possession of the safe and escape from the scene of the crime.

However, their actions obeyed a completely different logic: they sat under the very roof until evening, tormented by heat and thirst.

Their goal was to negotiate with the singer every month to receive a large share of his income. In order for their victim to agree as quickly as possible, pressure was organized on people close to him - they tried to scare the mother-in-law and wife.

How it all turned out in such a way that the man was mortally wounded, and what was the result of this, is not known to anyone. But law enforcement officers, when asked about the murder of the great chansonnier, Mikhail Krug, answer that notorious criminals belonging to the group acted as killers "Tver Wolves" . These non-humans, who have no shame, conscience and respect for anyone, were not loved even in the thieves' world.

Video about the details of the case

Michael Krug- known Russian singer, famous for his voice and ability to serve music to the listener. Everyone knew his songs: adults and children. Everyone heard the Circle. One had only to say a line from the song in some crowded place, so the continuation immediately followed. Every year he became more and more popular: constant tours and concerts simply did not leave free time. But his life is suddenly interrupted - he was killed. But who needs it and why? Let's figure it out.

A little biography

The real name of the Circle is Vorobyov. Born in the city of Kalinin in April 1962. The father of the future celebrity was an engineer, and his mother was an accountant. In addition to Mikhail, the family had another child - daughter Olga. The family spent most of their childhood in the Proletarsky district, which after a while became the main character of the song " Morozovsky town". Young Misha didn’t really like studying, which was evidenced by his grades at school, which rarely exceeded the top three.

AT early childhood The circle liked Vysotsky, who hooked him with his heartbreaking, as he put it, songs. At eleven years old Misha mastered the guitar. Of course, the first song was dedicated to the first love - a classmate. After graduating from school, Vorobyov went into the army, after which he tried to reflect the style of Vladimir Vysotsky in his songs.

Sudden Kill

At the beginning of July 2002, Mikhail, together with his family (with his wife, three children and mother-in-law), was in his three-story house. Suddenly, two people climbed through the window, saw the mother-in-law and inflicted grievous bodily harm on her. My wife and Mikhail himself came running to the cry. Zhenya managed to escape, and Krug was wounded, after which he lost consciousness. The perpetrators fled. When Mikhail came to his senses, he managed to get on his own to the neighbor's house, where his wife was. They took him to the hospital. But, unfortunately, the doctors were powerless, and on the morning of the first of July Michael Krug died. The question "Why was Mikhail Krug killed" was often covered in the media mass media who tried (or pretended to) understand the real details of the murder. But, as they say, everyone has their own truth, so there are several versions. The wife herself said that Michael He owed no one and always paid off his debts. Neighbors also said that Krug was a decent citizen. Or is it all false?

Version one - robbery

One and Russian TV channels conducted an investigation, during which it turned out that the cause of the murder was a banal robbery. This version is considered official. It is true because just a few days before his death, Mikhail Krug finished work on a new album, which was to be released soon. Therefore, the fee for such work is decent. Apparently, this attracted the killers to the three-story mansion. Most likely the killer was close Circle, because he knew about the upcoming fee, which made him take such a bloody action.

This "someone" hired bandits to simply rob the home without using force. But everything didn't go according to plan. By agreement, the robbery was to take place at the moment when Mikhail Krug and his family were leaving home. Absolutely no one counted on the victims. It so happened that the family Vorobyov returned ahead of schedule.

How the thieves could not notice that there is someone in the house is incomprehensible. Indeed, at the time of the murder (at eleven o'clock in the evening) it was getting dark on the street, which in any case would have forced the owners to turn on the light. As a result, two bullets were found in the body of the Circle, which became fatal.

Words about what exactly the robbery became main reason murders are supported not only by the media, but also by many criminal authorities who said that they had no complaints about the singer and treat him with soul and understanding. They believe that Mikhail Krug was the victim of an unfavorable set of circumstances.

Chansonnier ordered!

Some people and close relatives of the Circle believe that the murder was contract. This conclusion can be drawn from the fact that Mikhail had close ties with the criminal authorities of Tver. There is one point that can most likely confirm the fact that the famous musician was simply ordered.

Friends of Mikhail often came to the house of the Vorobyov family, whom his wife Irina always met with joy. She did not even know that these were not friends, but "inhabitants" of the criminal world. Shortly after her husband died, she was able to recognize one of the people who happened to be in their house at night. They were a man surnames Ageev, who, oddly enough, was a member of an organized criminal group that had dissolved its hands in Tver, called the Tver Wolves. The notoriety of such a gang went all over the city, as people knew that contract killings were the main income of the members of the criminal union. Much says that it was the members of this gang who shot at Mikhail Krug. But, unfortunately, now we will not be able to find out. Most likely, the details are simply hidden due to the fact that “someone” is not profitable.

Shocking details after a decade

Who killed Mikhail Krug and why only members of criminal gangs knew. One of these murderers, who was convicted of life imprisonment, told the press that there was no robbery, since Krug was simply ordered. It turns out on next year after the death of a famous chansonnier, members of an organized criminal group staged a "showdown" among themselves. The killer nicknamed "Volkov" shot the bandit "Vesela" in the forest. The first managed to get from the second compromising evidence on a well-known person in the criminal world, who crossed the path of the gang. But the killer also pursued another goal - revenge for Mikhail Krug. It turns out that it was ordered by someone named Kostenko, whom, oddly enough, Vesel knew.

One of the most popular bards in the style of Russian chanson, singer and author of the famous song "Vladimir Central", Mikhail Krug is known to most Russians. For many, he was an idol and a favorite performer, successfully toured the country, released several magnetic albums and collections of his songs, and shot several clips. The circle had to cooperate more than once in the cinema: he starred in the role of Leonid Petrovich in the crime drama "April", was the composer of the film and took part in the filming of the series "My Truth". The cause of death of Mikhail Krug was murder.

He was born in 1962 in Kalinin and, together with a secondary school, attended a music school, accordion class. Mikhail was a lively boy, studied reluctantly, often ran away from lessons and preferred to play hockey. After graduating from school, he served in the army and worked as a driver for 10 years. "Rising" to the head of the motorcade, Krug was sent to study at the Polytechnic Institute in 1987. But this work became boring for him and he got behind the wheel again, dropping out of school.

However, upon entering the Polytechnic University, Mikhail participated in the author's song contest and took first place with his song "About Afghanistan": his long-standing love for Vysotsky and the bard song affected. The well-known bard Evgeny Klyachkin, who was present at the competition, advised Mikhail to work further in this direction, and he believed in himself. It was then that the usual surname Vorobyov was replaced by the pseudonym Krug. Already in 1989, Mikhail Krug recorded his first album, Tver Streets, at a studio in Tver.

The second album of the Circle - "Katya" and another, untitled, were never officially released: they were stolen and distributed illegally. The first official album of Mikhail Krug "Zhigan-Lemon" was released in 1994. He is considered decisive in the formation of a new famous Russian bard. In addition to songs of a criminal theme, it contained lyrical and comic works. This album was later re-released several times. In 1995, the singer became the subject of the documentary film "Bard Mikhail Krug" and shot his first video "It was yesterday."

Having become famous, Mikhail performed a lot, went on tour abroad and enjoyed the special love of fans, often with a criminal past. On the night of July 1, 2002, an attack was made on Krug's house in the village of Mamulino near Tver. In addition to the singer, there were 5 more people in the house: a wife, mother-in-law and three children. Two unknown people opened fire with pistols and the wounded Krug died in the morning in the hospital, on the operating table. The rest of the family was not seriously injured. There were many versions of this murder.

In 2012, criminal sources reported that the killer of Mikhail was found dead and that it turned out to be bandit Dmitry Veselov. He was identified by the singer's wife, and Alexander Osipov, the killer of the Tver Wolves gang, confirmed his guilt. The press wrote about how and why Mikhail Krug died: the robbers did not expect to meet him in the house and shot the 40-year-old bard, whom their criminal boss wanted to force to pay "tribute" from concerts. The second killer of the Circle has not yet been found.

Michael Krug ( real name Vorobyov) is a Russian bard, a performer in the chanson genre and, according to fans, “the king of Russian chanson”. The author of the most popular composition in this genre is the song "Vladimirsky Central". His life was cut short by a bullet fired at him in his own house by robbers. Long years Krug's murder and his customer were unknown, but in 2019 new details appeared in the case that helped to identify the killers.

Childhood and youth

Mikhail Vladimirovich Vorobyov was born in the city of Kalinin (now Tver) on April 7, 1962. His father, Vladimir Mikhailov, worked as an engineer at a carriage building plant, and his mother, Zoya Petrovna, worked at a cotton mill. Mikhail became the second child in the Vorobyov family, whose daughter Olga was already growing up.


Misha Vorobyov spent his childhood and youth in the old proletarian district of Morozovskiy Gorodok, about which he later wrote the song “My Dear City”. These were old barracks, heated with peat. They lived in poverty, but together. Little Misha was different from the dejected life of the inhabitants of the microdistrict: he constantly joked, amused adults, he was still a tomboy. Later, my father was given an apartment on Ordzhonikidze Street, but memories of childhood in the Morozov barracks remained with Mikhail for life.

At the music school, the boy learned to play the button accordion, but he completed his education. AT general education school Vorobyov studied poorly, and, as his relatives and friends recall, he constantly skipped classes.


The teachers bombarded the student Vorobyov with remarks: his classmates could have one, maximum two remarks, and he once accumulated as many as 47: either he didn’t say hello to the teacher, or he didn’t bring the shift. When my mother wanted to know the reason for this behavior, Misha took a pose: “I don’t greet her, because she is unfair!”

Michael always took the side of truth and justice. Although he was considered the first bully in the class, at the same time he was the most sympathetic and caring student. He was the first to go out on subbotniks, and many years after graduation from school he was the only one who visited his first teacher.

At the age of six, Mikhail first heard the songs of Vladimir Vysotsky and immediately fell in love with the work of this poet and musician. This passion helped Misha fall in love with music lessons. At the age of 11, the boy had already mastered the guitar, and when he was 14, he wrote his first poems, which he dedicated to a classmate. Once at school, Mikhail sang the song of his idol Vysotsky, after which a scandal erupted.


Having received a certificate of maturity, the future musician went to the Kalinin School and received the profession of a car mechanic there, and then was called up for an urgent army service in the Sumy region of Ukraine.


Upon returning from the army, Mikhail continued to sing songs, imitating Vysotsky. From 1986 to 1993, Vorobyov worked as a driver at various enterprises. From one of his jobs, at a dairy plant, he was fired: he lost his temper when he learned that fat milk for party officials was poured into some cans, and water was added to milk in those intended for ordinary residents of Tver. He changed the cans, but the deceit was revealed.

Then, for a short time, Mikhail was the head of the city motorcade. Office work quickly got bored with him, and he again returned to the driver's seat, where he worked until 1996. By that time, he could already earn a living exclusively by music.

creative way

In 1987, Mikhail was sent from work to receive education in polytechnic university, which he, however, soon abandoned. In the same year, he decided to take part in the author's song contest, where he performed his composition "About Afghanistan" and won first place.

The first victory gave him more confidence, and he took up songwriting seriously. The bard Sergei Klyachkin, who was the chairman of the festival, also pushed him to work. The musician appreciated Vorobyov's talent and said to the debutant: "Misha, you need to work ...". The novice bard chose the pseudonym Mikhail Krug.


Why Krug? We do not know the exact answer to this question, but we will quote the words of his mother:

He liked this figure. He told me: "If you stand in the center of the circle, then you will be equally removed from any point." And thirdly, as in fairy tales: "If there is any trouble, draw a circle around you - and you are safe."

However, there is an opinion that Mikhail Krug named himself after the hero from his favorite Soviet TV series "The Resident's Mistake".

In 1989, Krug released his first album, Tver Streets. A year later, the second album appeared under the name "Katya" and the third - without a name at all. However, none of these records was released officially - all dispersed throughout Russia in a pirated way. Later, Krug himself re-recorded almost all the compositions from the albums on his next records.

Mikhail Krug - "Zhigan-lemon"

In 1994, a new album of the artist appeared - "Zhigan-Lemon", which became a turning point in the fate of the musician. Despite the fact that the name of the disc refers to the criminal theme, not only thieves, but also lyrical compositions were recorded on it. "Zhigan-Lemon" was subsequently reissued several times, and it was this album that became Mikhail Krug's symbolic invasion of Russian musical and poetic culture.

In 1994, a film was made about the musician documentary"Bard Mikhail Krug", which was shown on the TV channel "Culture" only in 1999. For some time, Krug was simply not allowed on television - the musician's videos began to be broadcast only in 1996. The first viewers saw the video for the song "It was yesterday."

“It was yesterday” - the first clip of Mikhail Krug

Mikhail Krug performed abroad for the first time in 1997 - at the Russian Chanson in Germany festival, he sang with the Zhemchuzhny brothers. At that concert, Krug performed four songs, one of them - "Madame" - in a guitar version. In the same year, a new soloist Svetlana Ternova began working with Mikhail Krug.


In 1998, Russian migrants in American cities got acquainted with the work of the Russian performer, and in 2000 the musician went on a tour of Israel. Mikhail Krug very often gave charity concerts, performed for free in prisons.

It is worth noting that the artist himself has never sat in places not so remote.

Usually Krug sang songs of his own authorship, but Alexander Belolebedinsky wrote a number of compositions for him. These are “I went through Siberia”, “The process is over”, “Hello, mother”, “Sparks in the fireplace”, “Cry, violin (In every city)”, “Khaim” and “Student”. These songs were previously performed by Arkady Severny. But "Svetochka" was written by Leonid Efremov - the Circle only slightly changed the text of the original.


The most popular and beloved among fans was Mikhail's song "Vladimirsky Central", which became one of the most famous compositions of Russian chanson in general. For the first time the song sounded in the album "Madame" (1998). There is an assumption that it is dedicated to the kingpin Sasha Severny.

Mikhail Krug - "Vladimir Central" (concert at Luzhniki, 2000)

In March 1998, Mikhail Krug received the Ovation Award in the Russian Chanson nomination. And in the fall of 1999, the musician entered the "Musical Ring" together with Sergei Trofimov and defeated his colleague in a friendly duel. In the same year, the singer took second place in the Russian Chanson competition. At that time, he became one of the most popular artists in the country, although the attitude towards his work among different circles of society was ambiguous - the creative intelligentsia called the success of the Circle a symbol of the crisis of Russian culture in a difficult time for the country.

Personal life of Mikhail Krug

The first love of Mikhail Krug was called Marina. The young man spent all the pennies he earned on her. She promised to wait for him from the army, but did not keep her word. For the first time, Mikhail married after serving in the army. The wife's name was Svetlana. She was a seamstress, and they met through a mutual friend. But family life was short-lived: the wife did not like that her husband often came home drunk, and her intelligent parents did not tire of reminding her that a graduate of a vocational school was not a match for her. In 1988, Mikhail Krug divorced his wife and sued her son Dmitry - he decided to raise the child on his own.


In 2000, Krug married a second time. His chosen one was a waitress from Chelyabinsk, Irina, with whom he, a client of the restaurant, fell in love at first sight. To always be close to this beautiful woman, the musician offered her a job as a dresser, but at first the girl refused. But, having weighed all the pros and cons, Irina later accepted a job offer and for a year simply fulfilled her tasks and toured with the Circle. The musician filmed her one-room apartment in Moscow and helped financially in every possible way.


Finally, in 2001, Irina married Mikhail. She already had a daughter from another marriage, Marina, whom Krug took under his care and began to raise as his own. In 2002, the family appeared common child- Son of Alexander.


By the way, the musician was an adherent of monarchical political opinion, a conservative and a homophobe, supported the Domostroevsky way of life in the family and was disgusted with feminism. Russian stage he considered "the dominance of persons of non-traditional sexual orientation". Krug was a member of the LDPR and one of the assistants to its leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky.


Death

On the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002, in the Tver village of Mamulino, the artist's house was attacked. At that moment, in addition to the singer, his wife, mother-in-law and children were in the house. Two unknown people entered the third floor of the house, attacked the artist's mother-in-law and began to inflict bodily harm on her. Krug himself and his wife Irina came running to the screams of the woman. Then the criminals opened fire on them. Irina was able to escape, and Mikhail, who covered her from bullets, received two severe wounds and lost consciousness. In the confusion, the attackers managed to escape, finally shooting the dog.


The circle came to its senses and was able to get to the neighbor Vadim Rusakov, where Irina fled. The man took the musician to Tverskaya city ​​hospital. At this time, the police were already working at the scene, and the doctors were helping the musician's mother-in-law. Fortunately, the children were not hurt.

A farewell memorial service was held on July 3. AT last way the musician was seen off by the whole world. Not only colleagues, but also representatives of the authorities came to say goodbye. The funeral ceremony stretched for several kilometers. Mikhail Krug was buried at the Dmitrovo-Cherkassky cemetery.


Consequences and memory

After the death of her husband, Irina began performing under the pseudonym Irina Krug. Most of her repertoire is songs dedicated to the memory of her late husband.

Irina Krug - To you, my last love.

Mikhail's eldest son, Dmitry Vorobyov, was barely 14 when the bard was killed. Relatives were worried that the loss of his father would affect the teenager in a negative way and decided to transfer him to cadet corps. Of course, at first the boy did not understand - what was the punishment for a man who had just lost his father? But he quickly got involved and even fell in love with the cadet life. Subsequently, he graduated with honors from the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and became a policeman.


Dmitry looks like his father in appearance, but not in character: he is very introverted person, does not play the guitar, does not sing, avoids communication with the press. However, relatives say that in the circle of loved ones he changes: he jokes, smiles, and is always ready to help.

The youngest son of Mikhail Krug, Alexander, does not remember his father, like that ill-fated night. According to the press, the boy officially took the surname Krug, as his mother Irina wanted. Unlike his brother, Sasha loves attention: he leads Instagram, which is subscribed to by several thousand people, sometimes participates in talk shows. Outwardly, he obviously went to his mother.


In 2007, a bronze monument was erected to Mikhail Krug on Radishchev Boulevard in Tver. Russian bard and chansonnier sits on a bench and leans his hands on a guitar, next to him - free place where everyone can sit down and take a picture. Funds for the installation of the monument were collected by the Mikhail Krug Foundation, which headed it elder sister, Olga Medvedeva.


Krug murder investigation

Most different versions murders appeared one after another. Producer Vadim Tsyganov suggested that it was a banal robbery attempt. On the eve of the murder, the musician, together with Vika Tsyganova, Vadim's wife, recorded the disc "Vladimirsky Central-2" and was supposed to receive a large fee. According to another version, the artist became the victim of a planned and, possibly, even contract killing.

The murder case of the musician moved from dead center only in 2008: in Tver, the Tver Wolves gang was arrested, possibly related to the murder of Krug. In one of its participants - Alexander Ageev - the widow of the musician Irina identified the killer of her husband. However, his involvement could not be proven. Ageev received a life sentence, but for other crimes. The case was suspended out of desperation.

Mikhail Krug: murder solved?

2019 brought new leads. An investigative experiment was conducted in the Krug's house. Two members of the Tver Wolves gang, Dmitry Veselov and the same Ageev, testified. It turned out that one of the local crime bosses, nicknamed Scrap, gave them the order to rob Mikhail Krug. He believed that the modest house of the chansonnier was stuffed with antiques and jewelry.


The bandits thought that there was no one at home, but in the midst of the search for valuables, Mikhail's family returned home. The criminals hid top floor and were taken by surprise by Mikhail's mother-in-law. The men hit her with the butt of a pistol and tried to escape, but on the way out they ran into Krug. Fleeing, Veselov shot the musician twice. The wound proved fatal.


Veselov is no longer alive. A year later, he was shot by another native of the Tver Wolves, an admirer of the work of Mikhail Krug Alexei Osinov. Now he is serving a life sentence. Since Ageev is already serving a life sentence, and also because of the statute of limitations for the attempted theft (his offense was included in this article), his punishment has not changed. The criminal case has been closed. Mikhail's mother never found out the names of her son's killers - she died of a heart attack in January 2018. Irina Krug thanked the staff of the Investigative Committee for solving the case.

The wife of chansonnier Mikhail Krug, who was killed more than ten years ago, identified the man who shot him. The killer, as expected, was a bandit named Veselov. Earlier it was reported that his skeletal remains were found on a tip from a life-sentenced criminal.

Since the suspect has been dead for a long time, the identification was based on a photograph, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the investigating authorities.

"Krug's widow was shown a photograph of Veselov, who was considered the direct perpetrator of the singer's murder. She identified him as the person who directly shot at her husband," the agency's interlocutor explained.

Recall that 40-year-old Mikhail Vorobyov (creative pseudonym - Mikhail Krug) was mortally wounded in his own house in the village of Mamulino, Proletarsky district, Tver region. This happened on the night of June 30 to July 1, 2002. That evening, City Day was celebrated in Tver, and the Krug family went to watch the fireworks. And the singer and his family returned to their cottage on Liberation Street only at midnight.

According to investigators, two masked criminals with pistols entered the singer's house through an unlocked balcony. Entering the room where Mikhail Krug's mother-in-law was watching TV, the attackers hit her on the head with the butt of a pistol. Mikhail and his wife Irina ran to the screams from another room.

The criminals opened fire on the spouses, several bullets hit the singer in the chest, after which the attackers fled through front door. Bleeding Krug managed to get to the house of neighbors, who took him in their car to the sixth city hospital. The doctors fought for the life of the musician for several hours, but they could not help him. Krug died in the operating room without regaining consciousness.

According to one of the versions, Mikhail Krug became the victim of an ordinary robbery attack by some criminals - "guest performers". The robbers randomly chose the house, not knowing that a famous chansonnier lives there. They believed that they would meet only women and children, but when a man began to resist them, the criminals used weapons.

This version is supported by the fact that at about the same time several more mansions were robbed. As producer Vadim Tsygankov said, the day before the murder in the Krug's house was for some reason turned off landline phone. He also added that "urki, clearly not local - not from Tver and not from Klin", traveled around the Mamulino district, where Mikhail lived, and looked out for rich houses.

But there is also a more exotic version, according to which Mikhail Krug was in conflict with the leader of the Tver Wolves gang. The gangsters allegedly wanted to receive their share of the fees and generally control commercial activity singer.

This version is supported by the fact that the widow of Mikhail Krug identified one of the attackers as the closest accomplice of the leader of the Tver Wolves, Alexander Ageev. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for other crimes, but his involvement in the massacre of the Circle could not be proven. The leader of the group Alexander Osipov and Dmitry Baskakov received the same punishment.

One way or another, the death of Mikhail Krug excited the criminal world. The "authorities" promised to conduct their own investigation and punish those responsible. A few months later, in September 2002, crime boss Ibragim Azizov, nicknamed Arkasha, was killed in Tver. 27 bullets were fired at him. At the same time, rumors spread that it was revenge for the Circle, since it was Arkasha's subordinates who climbed into the house of the famous singer.

However, a source in criminal circles claimed that "according to the concepts" the verdict was passed only at a meeting, and there was no meeting regarding the death of the Circle. “In general, in the criminal world, no one would avenge the murder of a thief, but a singer. So all this is spectacular speculation. There was simply self-interest in the murder of Krug. No idea,” the anonymous “authority” explained.

The killer was found in the form of a skeleton

Detectives were brought to Veselov in 2012 by a certain criminal serving a life sentence. Thanks to his testimony, a half-decayed corpse was discovered in the Kalininsky district of the Tver region. As the convict explained, he dealt with the killer of Mikhail Krug three months after his death.

Presumably, the remains belong to Veselov, who was a member of the "Lomov" criminal group (founder - Alexander Kostenko, nicknamed Scrap). It was the Lomovskys who subordinated the Tver Wolves brigade, which was notable for its particular cruelty and killed dozens of people, including its own members.

It was established that Veselov, born in 1973, was shot in the back of the head.

By the way, according to the statement of the prisoner who confessed, several more bodies of bandits who became victims of criminal showdowns were buried in the same place in the field. However, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation called the information that appeared in the press about the breakthrough during the investigation "premature and contrary to the interests of the investigation."

Even more categorically about the found skeleton of the likely killer of Mikhail Krug, his sister spoke out. “This news is just a “duck” picked up by journalists,” said Olga Medvedeva, sister of the chansonnier. “The connection between the found corpse and the death of my brother has not been established and is unlikely to be. I think it was just a PR for the police: they say, they found ... "

Mikhail Krug was born on April 7, 1962 in Tver. He studied at a music school in the accordion class, but never graduated from it. In the future, the future chansonnier played hockey and was a goalkeeper in the team. After the eighth grade, Vorobyov entered a vocational school and received the profession of an auto repairman.

Returning from the army, he married and entered the preparatory department of the Polytechnic Institute. Vorobyov also worked as the head of a motorcade, but soon left his job.

Fame for Mikhail Krug was brought by such hits as "Zhigan-Lemon", "Girl-Pie", "Kolshchik", "My Dear City". Most of the chansonnier's songs were dedicated to his native city.