Peeter Volkonski

Prince Peeter Volkonski
Background information
Birth namePeeter Volkonski
Born (1954-09-12) 12 September 1954 (age 70)
Tallinn, Estonia
GenresRock, punk
Occupation(s)Musician, writer, actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active1980–present
Websitehttp://volk.ee/ (inactive)

Prince Peeter Volkonski (born 12 September 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian rock-musician, composer, actor, and theatre director.

Biography

He became famous with the punk band Propeller, founded in 1978.

In 2015 Volkonski was Free Party's candidate in the Tartu constituency for Estonian parliamentary election.[1] He received 916 votes, which was not enough for a seat in the parliament.[2]

Ancestry

Peeter Volkonski's paternal ancestry comes from the Russian noble Volkonsky family; his father was the Russian composer and harpsichordist Prince Andrei Volkonsky. His paternal grandfather was the noted Russian opera baritone Prince Mikhail Volkonsky [ru; fr] and his great-great-great-grandfather was Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky,[3][4][5] thus, being a descendant of the princely Rurikid dynasty.[6]

His maternal ancestry is Estonian; his mother was the Estonian translator and writer Helvi Jürisson, who was a noted poet and author of children's literature.[6]

Decorations

References

  1. ^ "Peeter Volkonski kandideerib riigikokku" (in Estonian). Postimees. 19 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Detailne hääletamistulemus: Valimisringkond Nr 10" (in Estonian). Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon.
  3. ^ DEN,THE DAY WEEKLY DIGEST №52, Tuesday, 4. 2011 "Ihor BLAZHKOV: New music is a continuation of the road paved by classics. Famous Ukrainian conductor marks his 75th anniversary and prepares concerts in Kyiv and Lviv"
  4. ^ "The President of the Republic at the Palamuse Song Festival Stage on June 2, 2001. Estonia Remembers."
  5. ^ Latest on: Peeter Volkonski
  6. ^ a b "Князья Волконские (Princes Volkonsky)". Rurik Genealogia (in Russian). 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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