Maksim Kravchinskii /ProPesni

ProPesni features recordings of Russian emigre, Soviet underground and contemporary chanson performers; stories behind legendary songs; and rare videos of the Russian emigre diaspora.
Maksim Kravchinskii - the owner of the channel - is a collector, producer at "KISMET Records", PhD. and author of the following books:
- Russian Song in Exile
- Songs and Entertainment of the NEP Era
- The History of Russian Chanson
- Songs Banned in the USSR
- Chasing Sergey Dovlatov (story of his inscriptions)
- The White Guard Romance etc.
He is the host of programs on "Chanson-TV" and "La-Minor," and since 2016 has been with RTVi, Canada.
Screenwriter and Producer of Documentaries:
- The History of Russian Chanson: Melodies of Broken Strings
- The Blue Scarf vs. Lili Marleen 
- Boris Volkov – The Russian Father of Canadian Ballet 
- Russian Muses Who Conquered Canada
- Vladimir Vysotsky in Canada
- Lyudmila Shiryaeva – The Queen of Quebec Ballet
- Electric City: Nikola Tesla in Canada