Anatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Софро́нов; 19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer,

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'', 1953-1986) and literary administrator, the

Union of Soviet Writers The Union of Soviet Writers, USSR Union of Writers, or Soviet Union of Writers (russian: Союз писателей СССР, translit=Soyuz Sovetstikh Pisatelei) was a creative union of professional writers in the Soviet Union. It was founded ...

' secretary in 1948-1953. Sofronov was a Stalin Prize laureate (twice, 1948, 1949) and a recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (1981). An ominous figure with the reputation of "one of the most feared literary hangmen of the Stalinist era," Sofronov is best remembered for his play ''Stryapukha'' (Стряпуха, The Kookie) which was followed by three sequels and the popular

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of the same name. Working with composers like

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Matvey Blanter Matvey Isaakovich Blanter (russian: Матве́й Исаа́кович Бла́нтер) (27 September 1990) was a Soviet composer, and one of the most prominent composers of popular songs and film music in the Soviet Union. Among many other wor ...

, Sigizmund Kats, he co-authored dozens of songs, made popular by the artists like

Vladimir Bunchikov Vladimir Bunchikov (russian: Владимир Бунчиков; 21 November 1902, Yekaterinoslav – 17 March 1995, Moscow) was a Soviet singer, a baritone. Honoured Artist of Russia (1944). In Simferopol he was a scenery operator at the Drama The ...

Vladimir Nechayev Vladimir Alexandrovich Nechaev (russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Неча́ев; 28 July 1908 — 11 April 1969) was a Soviet singer, a lyric tenor. A holder of the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR since 1959. A solo ...

Vadim Kozin Vadim Alekseyevich Kozin (russian: Вадим Алексеевич Козин; March 21, 1903 – December 19, 1994) was a Russian tenor, songwriter, and an openly homosexual man until 1934 when male homosexuality became a crime in USSR. Vadim Al ...

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Vladimir Troshin Vladimir Konstantinovich Troshin (russian: Влади́мир Константи́нович Тр́ошин; 15 May 1926 – 25 February 2008) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and singer. In 1951, at the age of 25, for his portrayal ...

, Olga Voronets, Maya Kristalinskaya, Iosif Kobzon and

Nani Bregvadze Nani Bregvadze ( Ge. ნანი ბრეგვაძე, Rus. Нани Брегвадзе; born 21 July 1936, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian and Soviet singer, pianist, music pedagogue, people's artist of the USSR (1983). She was born, raised and s ...

.Красная книга российской эстрады
The Red Book of the Russian Traditional Pop.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sofronov, Anatoly Soviet poets Writers from Minsk Soviet dramatists and playwrights 1911 births 1990 deaths Recipients of the Stalin Prize Heroes of Socialist Labour Recipients of the Order of Lenin Soviet memoirists Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery Ogoniok editors