And now, Google’s new Doodle pays tribute to both the man and the meme. It was four decades ago that the Russian singer Eduard Khil stepped onto a mustard-and-ochre stage, in matching shiny attire, ...

Eduard Khil was a beloved Soviet crooner who won sudden international stardom two years ago when a 1976 video of him singing "trololo" instead of the song's censored words became a global Internet hit ...

Eduard Khil, a beloved Soviet crooner who won sudden international stardom two years ago when a 1976 video of him singing “trololo” instead of the song’s censored words became a global Internet hit, ...