Leonid Derbenyov | |
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Born | Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov 12 April 1931 |
Died | 22 June 1995 Moscow, Russia | (aged 64)
Leonid Petrovich Derbenyov (Russian: Леони́д Петро́вич Дербенёв, IPA: [lʲɪɐˈnʲit pʲɪˈtrovʲɪdʑ dʲɪrbʲɪˈnʲɵf] ; 12 April 1931 – 22 June 1995) was a Russian poet and lyricist widely regarded as one of the stalwarts of the 20th century Soviet and Russian pop music.[1]