Chimera (also known as Deputat Baltiki) was a Russian underground rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Edward Starkov and lead-guitarist Gennady Bachinsky in St. Petersburg in 1990. It was the main group of club Tamtam, in which began to perform Korol i Shut and Tequilajazzz. Chimera repeatedly gave concerts in Germany. In February 1997, Starkov hanged himself in attic of a rehearsal point of Chimera. He was 27 years old. The Chimera stopped the existence.