In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Begunov.
| Vladimir Begunov | |
|---|---|
 Vladimir Begunov in Toronto (Nov. 2017) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1959-03-25) 25 March 1959 (age 65) Gvardeyskoye, Simferopol raion, Crimean Oblast, USSR |
| Origin | Sverdlovsk, Russia |
| Genres | rock, country, reggae |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | guitar, bass |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Vladimir Sergeyevich Begunov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Бегунов; born 25 March 1959) is a Russian guitarist, songwriter, founder and permanent member of the Chaif band.
Biography
Vladimir Begunov was born in the Crimean Oblast to a family of an accountant and an aircraft engineer. As a teenager his family moved to the small town Lakhta near Arkhangelsk. At that time he played in a Tsunami band. Among his favourite bands were The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors and T. Rex. When he was in 10 grade his family moved to Sverdlovsk, where he became Vladimir Shakhrin's classmate. In 1978–1980 he served in the Army reaching the military rank of a sergeant. In 1981 he graduated from Sverdlovsk building technical secondary school.
In 1985, he became a member of Chaif. He has also played the contrabass in Pyotr Beryozkin's country band.
Begunov played in the roles of the forest dryaba Bryaka in the radio play "Zhuzha. Drandalyot's travelling" which is based on Aleksandr Korotich's tale in 2009 and in that of the herald in a movie called "Legenda Ostrova Dvid" in 2010. Begunov was awarded the insignia of the Merit of Sverdlovskaja Oblast.
References
- Бегунов Владимир Сергеевич. kino-teatr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ЧайФ. contigroup.ru (in Russian). ЗАО "Группа Конти". Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Толстой, Иван (30 March 2011). "Владимир Шахрин: Когда зовет на программу Познер, это круто!" [Vladimir Shakhrin: It's great when Pozner invite you to come on his TV-show]. Newsmusic.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- "Legenda ostrova Dvid". IMDb. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- "О награждении Бегунова В.С., Двинина В.А., Северина В.А., Шахрина В.В. знаком отличия Свердловской области "За заслуги перед Свердловской областью" III степени". Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2011.