Evgeny Agranovich

Agranovich in 2007
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Danilovich and the family name is Agranovich.

Evgeny Danilovich Agranovich (Russian: Евге́ний Дани́лович Аграно́вич, IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj dɐˈnʲiləvʲɪtɕ ɐɡrɐˈnovʲɪtɕ] ⓘ; 13 October 1918, Oryol, Russia – 29 January 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet poet and bard.[1][2]

He was an alumnus of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute.[3] Eugeny Agranovich wrote many popular Russian songs including "Одесса-мама" (Odessa-mama, Odessa the Mother), "Я в весеннем лесу пил берёзовый сок" (Ya v vessennem lesu pil beryozovy sok, I Drank a Birch Sap in the Spring Forest), and "Вечный огонь" (Vechny Ogon, The Eternal Flame).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ В Москве скончался бард Евгений Агранович (in Russian)
  2. ^ "Евгений Агранович. Биография. Азбука шансона". Archived from the original on 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. ^ "Евгений Агранович: биографическая справка". Сайт, посвящённый Евгению Аграновичу. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. ^ "Неизвестный автор знаменитых песен". Северная энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  5. ^ "Памяти Евгения Аграновича". Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. Retrieved 2010-02-08.


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