Alexey Ivanovich Borozdin (born March 29, 1937) was a

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music teacher from the city of

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Early life

Alexey Ivanovich Borozdin was born on 29 March, 1937 in the city of

. He graduated from the Kursk Music College in 1957, then studied in the L'vov Music School until 1961, when he dropped out for a teaching career and did not complete his formal music education until 1976, when he graduated from the

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Music School.

Career

In 1962, Borozdin moved to

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and began teaching

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classes in the local children's music school and had discovered talents of many young

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. His pupils won more than 70 competitions at all levels, including the International Cello Competition in Cremona, Italy (V. Voropaev, 1997). In 1998, the school, now known countrywide, was taken under the auspices of the city of

. In 1960s-80s he also played in the Academia orchestra in

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, a science campus-town near the city of Novosibirsk, USSR. Following his musical career, in the 1970s-80s Borozdin recovered and transcribed into modern notation over 6000 pages of scores by

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, a brilliant

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composer of the 18th century. In 1993, he had been awarded an honorary State title of Distinguished Culture Worker of Russia. Encouraged by the effect music had on even the most socially problematic students, in 1991 Borozdin set up a school of music and art therapy for mentally handicapped children, which was supported by several international foundations ( George Soros Foundation,

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Foundation, CAF, etc.). He was also a member of the

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Awards

In 1997, Borozdin was awarded one of the first

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Russian Zealot Prizes for his work with disabled children.

Legacy

He is considered one of the founders of "habilitation", an emerging field of education concerned with development of skills in children born severely challenged. The results of the school's work is summarized in a book, ''Studies on Children Habilitation: A History of Borozdin School''.

Books

* ''Studies on Children Habilitation: A History of Borozdin School'' (Novosibirsk, 2000)

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