[2] A veteran of World War II, Vyacheslav received Order of the Red Star and Medal "For Courage".
Vyacheslav composed some of the music, but also arranged electronic versions of folk tunes and Western songs, such as Bimbo Jet and Popcorn.
Initial critical reaction in conservative Soviet media was mixed; a newspaper parody article joked that "Mescherin makes clothes irons play Tchaikovsky's Concerto No.
But with time, Mescherin conquered a wider fan base and received many state awards, including the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR.
The Vyacheslav Mescherin Orchestra had produced over 1,000 music tracks, all of which are archived in the old Soviet Sound Recording Museum in Moscow.