Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) were a Russian ska punk band from Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad). They disbanded in late 2008. Composed of 14 members, the band appeared in the late 1990s around singer Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov. They soon became famous for their vulgar lyrics containing Russian mat, the main reason they were avoided by most radio stations at first. But this did not stop their growing popularity. As Shnurov said himself: "Our songs are just about the good sides of life, vodka and girls that is." The band are known to be disliked by Moscow mayor Yuri Mikhailovich Luzhkov, who cancelled many of their concerts in the city. But since then, the band have made their way to radio and TV (filler noises covering the rude words, certain songs containing many of these filler noises), with Shnurov even presenting some New Year's Eve TV shows. Three songs by Leningrad appeared prominently on the soundtrack to the 2005 film Everything Is Illuminated. The Leningrad song "Nikogo Ne Zhalko" is one of the songs used in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, appearing on the set list for a mock Russian-themed radio station in the game called Vladivostok FM.