Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov (; 22 November 1928 – 16 September 2023) was a Soviet and Russian poet and lyricist. He collaborated with his wife

Aleksandra Pakhmutova Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova ( ; born 9 November 1929) is a Soviet and Russian composer. She has remained one of the best-known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s. ...

. Dobronravov had two higher educations: in 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School, in 1952 the Moscow City Pedagogical Institute named after Vladimir Potemkin. He died in Moscow on 16 September 2023, at the age of 94.

Selected compositions

* And the Battle Is Going Again * * * * *

Nezhnost' "Tenderness" () is a Soviet Union, Soviet Russian language, Russian song, composed in 1965. The music was written by Alexandra Pakhmutova, Aleksandra Pakhmutova, with lyrics by Nikolai Dobronravov and :ru:Сергей Тимофеевич Греб ...

Песня «Нежность» на сайте А. Н. Пахмутовой
(in Russian) * No Coward Plays Hockey! * *

Selected discography

* 1971 – Gagarin's Constellation (EP, Melodiya Д 00029947-8) * 2013 – Nikolai Dobronravov. Best… (CD, Melodiya, MEL CD 60 02162)

Filmography

* '' Sporting Honour'' (1951) as Platon Platonovich (uncredited) * '' The Return of Vasili Bortnikov'' (1953) as Seryozha * '' O Sport, You Are Peace!'' (1981) as the author of the script (the text and the lyrics)

Awards and honors

Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet Union, Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of ...

(1978) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

(1978)' *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

(1982) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

(1984) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of ...

, 3rd class (2003) * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2008)Николай Добронравов отмечен орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством»
In Russian

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