Tuman (song)

"Tuman", meaning "fog" in Russian, is a song by the Russian band Kommunizm. It was released in 1990. History The song was written by Alexander Kolker in 1967 for the soundtrack to the film Chronicles of a Dive Bomber. In 1989, the Russian poet Egor Letov recorded a version for his band Kommunizm's album Khronika pikiruyushchego bombardirovshchika. It appears twice on the album: once as track 1, and the second time as track 17, as an instrumental titled "Chronicles of a Dive Bomber". Before the 2011 LP reissue of Chronicles of a Dive Bomber, the title track faded out at the 1:53 mark, but it was restored to its natural length on the LP, revealing some previously-hidden vocals. It was faded out again on the 2014 version, however this time, ten seconds of silence were placed at the end From 1991 to 1992, when Egor i Opizdenevshie's second album Sto let odinochestva was being recorded, Letov listened to "Tuman" and thought the recording from KPB was good enough to include on the album, so it was put on.