N.R.M.
| N.R.M. | |
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| N.R.M. at concert wRock for freedom, Wrocław | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mroja | 
| Origin | Minsk, Belarus | 
| Genres | Rock | 
| Years active | 1981–present | 
| Labels | West Records | 
| Members | Oleg Demidovich Yury Levkov Pete Pavlov | 
| Past members | Lavon Volski Vladimir Davidovsky Benedict Konev-Petushkovich Oleg Pipin Leonid Shirin Victor Smolsky Viktor Shot Yury Tsyankevich | 
N.R.M. (Belarusian: Незалежная Рэспубліка Мроя, romanized: Niezaležnaja Respublika Mroja, [nʲɛzaˈlɛʐnaja rɛˈspublika ˈmrɔja], "Independent Republic of Dreams" in English) are a rock band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in 1981 as Mroja (Belarusian: Мроя). They are considered to be the most popular rock band in the country. They perform in the Belarusian language, and are a rallying point for political opposition to the Belarusian government, despite being the target of a performance ban from 2006 to 2009.