Aleksandra Pakhmutova

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Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Александра Пахмутова
Pakhmutova in 2004
Born	Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova (1929-11-09) 9 November 1929 (age 95) Beketovka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Moscow Conservatory
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1955–present
Title	Hero of Socialist Labour (1990) People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
Spouse	Nikolai Dobronravov (1956–2023)
Awards	Hero of Socialist Labour Order of St. Andrew Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (1st class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd class) Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (3rd class) Order of Lenin ×2 Order of the Red Banner of Labour ×2 Order of Friendship of Peoples Order of Francysk Skaryna USSR State Prize ×2 State Prize of the Russian Federation

Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova (Russian: Александра Николаевна Пахмутова listen^ⓘ; born 9 November 1929) is a Soviet and Russian composer. She has remained one of the best-known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1984.