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Is he really a Ukrainian? I've heard he lived the whole life in Moscow and had Russian Naitonality.

He would be more aptly described as a Soviet Jew than as a Ukranian. That's how Wiki describes his father, David Oistrakh. 71.252.110.40 23:05, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Was a Russian violinist"?? He's still alive. Sapphicmelodies (talk) 11:07, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Two authoritative sources (Britannica and Grove) call him a "Ukrainian violinist", so yes. Aza24 (talk) 05:07, 3 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]