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Eduard Kolmanovsky | |
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Born | Eduard Savelievich Kolmanovsky 9 January 1923 |
Died | 27 July 1994 | (aged 71)
Nationality | Russian |
Other names | Erik Kolmanovsky |
Education | Moscow Conservatory |
Occupation(s) | Composer, songwriter, film composer |
Years active | 1943–1982 |
Awards | People's Artist of the USSR |
People's Artist of the RSFSR | |
Honored Artist of the RSFSR | |
USSR State Prize | |
Website | e-kolmanovski.narod.ru |
Eduard Savelievich Kolmanovsky (Russian: Эдуа́рд Саве́льевич Колмано́вский; 9 January 1923 – 27 July 1994) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He was awarded a USSR State Prize in 1984 and named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1991.[1] A large part of his songs are dedicated to the themes of patriotic consciousness and civic awareness. Among them are: I Love You, Life (1958), Do the Russians Want War? (1961), Alyosha (1966).[2][3]