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Ivan Semyonovich Kozlovsky (Russian: Ива́н Семё́нович Козло́вский; Ukrainian: Іван Семенович Козловський, romanized: Ivan Semenovych Kozlovskyi); also referred to as Kozlovskiy or Kozlovskij; 24 March [O.S. 11 March] 1900 – 21 December 1993) was a Soviet lyric tenor and one of the most well known stars of Russian opera, as well a producer and director of his own opera company, and longtime teacher at the Moscow Conservatory.[1] People's Artist of the USSR (1940) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1980). According to Steven Kotkin (Waiting for Hitler, 594-95), he was Joseph Stalin's favorite singer.