Veniamin Petrovich Nechayev (20 March 191515 August 1987, also Venedikt) was a

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musician (guitarist) and film actor, the member of the estrada

duet A duet (italian language, Italian: ''duo'') is a musical composition for two Performing arts, performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a har ...

of Nechayev & Rudakov, which was popular in the 1950s. He was the Merited Artist of the

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(1961).

Early life

Veniamin Nechayev was born in

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on 20 March 1915. He graduated from music school. In 1938, he became a laureate of the All-Union contest of artists-instrumentalists. He worked in Novosibirsk radio committee's orchestra. He fought in

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Duet Nechayev & Rudakov

He met Pavel Rudakov in

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during their military service in the post-war years. After demobilization they worked in Far East Philharmonic Hall for about three years. In 1948, Nechayev and Rudakov formed a estrada

and gave first concert in

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. They accompanied themselves; lyrics for them were written by Konstantinov, Ratser, Grey, Merlin. Lyrics were written on topical issues (''In newspaper at morning – in verse at evening'') thus shaping the popularity of the duet which had become one of the signs of the times of the

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. Even

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himself treated Nechayev and Rudakov with sympathy; artists were invited to important meetings on cultural issues. In 1962, the duet was dissolved. The duet was reunited one time specifically for filming in '' Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' – director invited them to participate in the movie, with a view to recreation the atmosphere of 1950s.

Later years and death

After 1962, Nechayev worked as master of ceremonies. He died on 15 August 1987 in

Filmography

* 1959 – ''Не имей сто рублей...'' – head stage director of the theatre * 1980 – '' Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears'' – cameo

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* {{authority control 1915 births 1987 deaths Soviet musicians Soviet male film actors People from Novosibirsk Musicians from Novosibirsk Actors from Novosibirsk