Roma Zver, a leading figure in Russian rock music, owes money to the state, official records show. Tax office data indicates the artist owes 18,000 rubles to the Federal Intellectual Property Service for 'patent and other fees'.
The debt was recorded as valid as of July 14. The other band members — Vyacheslav Zarubin, German Osipov, Valentin Tarasov and Kirill Calalov — have no debts.
Founded by Roman Bilyk in 2000, the band 'Zveri' is recognized as one of Russia's most successful rock groups. The band won an MTV Russia award in 2005 and was later named 'Best Russian Act' at the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was also named best rock group nine times at the Muz-TV channel awards.