The book Blood Point Sign. Alexander Bashlachev through the Eyes of Contemporaries cites Boris Grebenshchikov's precise words about him: “Bashlachev is never ever forgotten... Because nobody can cope with this crude stratum that he tackled, nobody even dares to get close to it. He is remembered, yes, by one percent. One can make one hundred records, go outside and distribute them to everybody. But people will not take – they will never be able to perceive such art. The last five thousand years show that one can do nothing about it. But if we do not try, it will become worse. Bashlachev's art is not elite, but this is the art for those who then create art themselves. He has no single song, which lots of people would know. It is impossible... But to have the fire burning, it needs to be kept up all the time, because once it goes out, one cannot coax it to burn anymore”.