[3] Three of Shnur's songs featured on the Everything Is Illuminated soundtrack: Звезда рок-н-ролла (Rock-n-Roll Star), Дикий мужчина (Wild Man), and Маленький мальчик (A Little Boy).

[4] Shnurov also composed music for many other movies, including the Russian cult film Bumer and its sequel.

[5] Art critic Stanislav Zapalikov thinks that the main audience of Shnurov are clerks who need someone to channel their aggression.

Most of the Shnur's songs excessively use obscene words and have a very simple composition, thus fulfilling this function.

It is unclear if the text is to be understood as ironic criticism or support of Russians abroad lamenting purported anti-Russian sentiment.

[9] He also left his post as producer at the international Russian language channel RTVI, citing as a reason possible differences in opinion around the situation.

[10] Shnurov speaks critically about the activities of United Russia, Nashi, and other pro-Kremlin organizations.

He also stated his lack of desire to meet with Vladimir Putin, calling the belief that something can be agreed upon with the authorities "infantilism.

"[11][12][13][14] In September 2010, Shnurov released a video ridiculing musicians who defended the Khimki Forest.

[15] On 26 January 2011, he stated that he denies the existence of civil society in Russia, that the 2012 presidential elections will not be fair, and that Mikhail Khodorkovsky should be released from prison.

[16] In February 2013, in response to a question from The New Times magazine, Shnurov spoke in support of homosexual teenagers: "There is neither a Greek nor a Jew.

[19] On 19 March 2015, Shnurov proposed to ban the sale of alcohol and drugs to persons without higher education.

And the whole phenomenon of the success of the Leningrad group is that the presence of profanity sharply reduces the distance between the artist and the viewer.

[25]On his Instagram page, Shnurov publishes satirical poems on socio-political topics, commenting on current news.

[28] In March 2020, on the air of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station, he hesitated to answer the question "Is Crimea ours?

[33] In 2022, when asked about his position on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Shnurov answered: These are the times when you have to choose.