Career
He has worked with the groups Leningrad and European Union.
Baretsky has worked as a security guard, opened a cafe, and had several other jobs. He wrote poetry as a young manitoba In 2002 he made songs based on this work.
In the period from 2003 to 2004 he recorded two solo albums, Цензура ("Censorship") and Цензура-2 ("Censorship-2").
Some of the songs were played on the radio. In 2004 he worked with the group named European Union. They released an album in 2005, Электронщина (Elektronschina) featuring a stencil of his face on the cover.
He performed at concerts with European Union in Moscow and Street St. Petersburg. He then worked with the group Leningrad, writing lyrics for a song.
Baretsky is known for his scandalous behaviour, particularly because he often attacks other celebrities on air of different television shows.