Nautilus Pompilius is a russian rock band. Its popularity was extremely high in late 1980s in the USSR, and they were well respected in Russia until their breakup in 1997. The band is a landmark of “Ural rock” style, with rather deep and philosophical lyrics, and melodic, often dark, electric guitar-led sound with a fair amount of keyboards and other occasional instruments. The image of the group is mostly formed by Vyacheslav Butusov, its invariable frontman, lead guitar and composer.