Nautilus Pompilius (band)

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Nautilus Pompilius (Russian: Наутилус Помпилиус), sometimes abbreviated as Nau (Russian: Нау), was a prominent Russian rock band formed in Sverdlovsk (now Ekaterinburg) and active between 1983 and 1997. They were an influential band in the post-punk, New Wave wing of Russian rock music. Some of their early hits are popularly associated with the Perestroika period. Their songs accompanied the movie Brother (Брат). Since the group disbanded, lead singer and front man Vyacheslav Butusov has launched a successful solo career.

Ilya Kormiltsev was a key contributor as a songwriter and producer.

They released close to 20 albums.

Among their most well-known songs are: "Walks on water" ("Прогулки по Воде"), "Farewell letter" (Прощальное письмо, also known as "Goodbye, America!"), "The look from the screen" ("Взгляд с экрана"), "Flop-Flop" ("Хлоп-хлоп"), "The khaki sphere" ("Шар цвета хаки"), "Bound by one chain" ("Скованные одной цепью"), "I want to be with you" ("Я хочу быть с тобой"), "On the shore of the nameless river" ("На берегу безымянной реки"), and "Tutenkhamun" ("Тутанхамон").

Nautilus pompilius is the scientific name of a species of cephalopod commonly known as the Chambered Nautilus.