![]() ![]() As a boy, his singing was so impressive that he traveled to Saint Petersburg to become a chorister at Kazan Cathedral.Īlexandrov had a heart attack and died on 8 July 1946 at the age of 63, while on tour in Berlin some records say he was returning from Germany. Background Īlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, known as Sasha, was born on 13 April 1883 in Plakhino, a village in Ryazan Governorate south-east of Moscow. His work was recognized by the awards of the title of People's Artist of the USSR and two Stalin Prizes. During his career, he also worked as a professor of the Moscow Conservatory, and became a Doctor of Arts. Russian Soviet composer Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov 1983 Soviet stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexander AlexandrovĪlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Александров 13 April 1883 – 8 July 1946) was a Soviet and Russian composer and founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble, who wrote the music for the State Anthem of the Soviet Union, which in 2000 became the national anthem of Russia (with new lyrics). ![]()
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