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** They're a bit inconsistent with this: The manager is named Vladimir, one band member is known as Ivan, that half-bald guy who follows them is Igor, and another band member goes by his real Finnish name, namely Pekka.
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* {{Lzherusskie}}: The band often claimed to be from {{UsefulNotes/Russia}} which also explains the name. This was particularly supported by ''LeningradCowboysGoAmerica'' which featured the Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää as their obviously Russian manager Vladimir who slips into Russian while trying to pretend that his band is American.

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* {{Lzherusskie}}: The band often claimed to be from {{UsefulNotes/Russia}} which also explains the name. This was particularly supported by ''LeningradCowboysGoAmerica'' ''Film/LeningradCowboysGoAmerica'' which featured the Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää as their obviously Russian manager Vladimir who slips into Russian while trying to pretend that his band is American.

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** Also, the famous Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää plays their Russian manager Vladimir in TheMovie. He even speaks the most Russian.

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** Also, the famous Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää plays their Russian manager Vladimir in TheMovie. He even speaks the most Russian.Russian.
* {{Lzherusskie}}: The band often claimed to be from {{UsefulNotes/Russia}} which also explains the name. This was particularly supported by ''LeningradCowboysGoAmerica'' which featured the Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää as their obviously Russian manager Vladimir who slips into Russian while trying to pretend that his band is American.
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* {{Defictionalization}}: The band remained together after the movie and has toured and recorded albums ever since.
* FakeNationality: Taken to the extreme in their early days. Finnish musicians [[FakeRussian pretended to be Russians]], and on stage they [[{{Fauxreigner}} used to claim]] [[FakeAmerican they're American]] rock & roll musicians ''and'' cosmonauts (!) who spend most of their time on the moon where they travel from Earth by sputnik.
** Also, the famous Finnish actor Matti Pellonpää plays their Russian manager Vladimir in TheMovie. He even speaks the most Russian.

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