Lidia Andreyevna Ruslanova Лидия Андреевна Русланова | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Praskovya Andrianovna Leykina-Gorshenina Russian: Прасковья Андриановна Ле́йкина-Горшенина |
Born | Chernavka, Serdobsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire | 27 October 1900
Died | 21 September 1973 Moscow, USSR | (aged 72)
Genres | russian folk music |
Instrument | singing |
Lidia Andreyevna Ruslanova (sometimes spelt Lidiya or Lydia, Russian: Лидия Андреевна Русланова; 27 October 1900 in Saratov Governorate – 21 September 1973 in Moscow) was a performer of Russian folk songs.[1]