| Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov | |
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| Born | March 13, 1913  Moscow, Russian Empire |
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| Occupation | Chairman of the Union of Writers of the RSFSR, writer and lyricist, playwright |
Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Михалков) (born March 13, 1913) is a Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the lyrics of his country's national anthem on three different occasions, spanning almost 60 years. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya The USSR Union of Writers, or Union of Soviet Writers ( Союз писателей СССР was a creative union of professional writers in the USSR. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This is the list of authors that wrote in Russian language. Not all of them are of Russian descent A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's
Mikhalkov stemmed from the noble family of Mikhalkovs and had tsarist admirals, governors, and princes among his grandparents. Mikhalkov (Михалков is a noble family known from the end of the 15th century Many of their scions worked for the Soviet Union and modern Russia. Since the 1930s, he has rivalled Korney Chukovsky and Agniya Barto as the most popular poet writing for Russophone children. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky (Корней Иванович Чуковский March 31 NS 1882 - October 28 1969) was one of Agniya Lvovna Barto, Агния Львовна Барто ( - April 1 1981) was a Soviet Russian poet and Children's writer. See also Russophone (novel A Russophone (or russophone; русскоговорящий русскоязычный russkogovoryashchy His poems about enormously tall "Uncle Styopa" ("Дядя Стёпа") enjoyed particular popularity. Uncle Styopa (Uncle Steppa was a series of poems composed by Russian children's poet Sergey Mikhalkov.
As a 29-year-old in 1942, Mikhalkov's work drew the attention of the Soviet Union's leader Joseph Stalin, who commissioned him to write lyrics for a new national anthem. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history traditions and struggles of its people recognized either by a nation's At the time, the country was deeply embroiled in World War II and Stalin wanted a Russian theme for the national anthem, to replace the Internationale. The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign The Internationale ( L'Internationale in French) is a famous socialist, communist, and Social-democratic
Mikhalkov penned words to accompany a musical score by the composer Alexander Alexandrov (1883–1946) that became known as National Anthem of the Soviet Union or the "Hymn". Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (Александр Васильевич Александров Aleksandr Vasilevich Aleksandrov) ( &mdash July 8, 1946 The National Anthem of the Soviet Union (or Hymn, Гимн Советского Союза Gimn Sovetskogo Soyuza) replaced The Internationale The new anthem was presented to Stalin in the summer of 1943 and was introduced as the country's new anthem on January 1, 1944. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Upon the death of Stalin in 1953, the lyrics, which mentioned him by name, were discarded during the process of destalinization and the anthem continued to be used without words. The Cold War ensued as the USSR and the United States struggled indirectly for influence around the world Mikhalkov wrote new lyrics in 1970, but they were not submitted to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet until May 27, 1977. The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ( Президиум Верховного Совета in Russian, or Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta was a Soviet Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The new lyrics, which removed any reference to Stalin, were approved on September 1 and were made official with the printing of the new Soviet Constitution in October 1977. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. The Soviet Union was governed by three versions of its Constitution, following the 1918 Soviet Constitution established by the Russian Federation, the immediate
Use of the Soviet anthem, with Mikhalkov's lyrics, continued until 1991, when it was retired by President Boris Yeltsin after the USSR broke up. Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin () (1 February 1931 23 April 2007 was the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999 However, when Vladimir Putin took over from Yeltsin in 2000, he began to clamor for a restoration of Alexandrov's music in place of Yeltsin's choice. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (; born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia was the second President of Russia
Mikhalkov was 87 years old by this time and long since retired; in fact, he is better known in modern Russia (or rather - by the new generation of Russians) as the father of popular film makers Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrey Konchalovsky – who had dropped part of his name "Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky" when he left Russia. Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov ( Russian: Никита Сeргеевич Михалков; born October 21 1945 in Moscow) is an Academy Award Andrey Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Андре́й Серге́евич Михалко́в-Кончало́вский (born August 20, 1937 in Moscow His younger brother Mikhail Mikhalkov was also a notable writer as well as a KGB agent. Mikhail Vladimirovich Mikhalkov (Михаил Владимирович Михалков 28 December 1922, Moscow &ndash 5 September 2006 KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty But when Putin's push to restore the old anthem began to pick up momentum, he picked up his pen once again, and wrote new lyrics to go with Alexandrov's score. The result was the National Anthem of Russia, which was officially adopted in 2001. The Hymn of the Russian Federation (Государственный гимн Российской Федерации Gosudarstvenny Gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the National
Apart from the national anthem, Mikhalkov produced a great number of satirical plays and provided scripts for several Soviet comedies. He also successfully revived a long derelict genre of satirical fable. A fable is a succinct story in prose or verse that features Animals Plants inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are He was awarded three Stalin Prizes (1941, 1942, 1950) and numerous other awards. The USSR State Prize (Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР was the Soviet Union 's state honour
He currently lives in Moscow, and on his 90th birthday in 2003, Putin personally visited him at his home to present him with the 2nd class Order For Service to Fatherland, citing him for his contributions to culture of Russia. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The award system of the Russian Federation has two distinct and complementary origins The Culture of Russia covers the varied nationalities of modern Russian state Mikhalkov was also decorated with a Hero of Socialist Labor and the Order of Lenin, among others, for his work during the Soviet era. Hero of Socialist Labor ( Russian: Герой Социалистического Труда Geroy Sotsialisticheskovo Truda) was an honorary title in the Design of the decoration The first design of the Order of Lenin was made of silver with
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| NAME | Mikhalkov, Sergey Vladimirovich |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | writer, lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1913 |
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