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Anatoly Sofronov

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Anatoly Sofronov
Born
Анатолий Владимирович Софронов

(1911-01-19)January 19, 1911
DiedSeptember 9, 1990(1990-09-09) (aged 79)
Moscow, USSR
Occupation(s)poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor, literary administrator
Years active1920s-1990

Anatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Софро́нов; 19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor (Ogonyok, 1953-1986) and literary administrator, the Union of Soviet Writers' 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).[1]

An ominous figure with the reputation of "one of the most feared literary hangmen of the Stalinist era,"[2][3] Sofronov is best remembered for his play Stryapukha (Стряпуха, The Kookie) which was followed by three sequels and the popular comedy film of the same name.[4]

Working with composers like Semyon Zaslavsky, Matvey Blanter, Sigizmund Kats, he co-authored dozens of songs, made popular by the artists like Vladimir Bunchikov, Vladimir Nechayev, Vadim Kozin, Nikolai Ruban, Vladimir Troshin, Olga Voronets, Maya Kristalinskaya, Iosif Kobzon and Nani Bregvadze.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Анатолий Владимирович Софронов". Герои страны. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ Dobrenko, Evgeny The Stalinist Culture. The Discreet Charm of Antisemitism // Новое литературное обозрение, 2010, № 101.
  3. ^ Reznik, Semyon. The Red and the Brown. A Book of Soviet Nazism // Красное и коричневое. Книга о советском нацизме. Washington. «Вызов», 1991. Pp. 121—319
  4. ^ The Writers from the Soviet Don / Писатели Советского Дона. Biobibliographical Dictionary. Molot. Rostov-on-Don. 1948. Pp. 85-112.
  5. ^ Красная книга российской эстрады. The Red Book of the Russian Traditional Pop.
  6. ^ "Софронов, Анатолий Владимирович". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 May 2015.