Joseph Kobzon died, a man who, by full law, was considered the main voice of the country, no matter how this country was called - the Soviet Union, Russia Photo: RIA Novosti He sang everything that we lived for the past half century: the perky and lyrical mood of the Khrushchev thaw, BAM, the dull days of the police, romances, hymns, arias. More than three thousand in the repertoire. He sang, blocking his powerful baritone with everything miserable, shameful, unworthy, clearly pronouncing words.