Matvey Blanter Матвей Блантер | |
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| Born | February 10, 1903 Pochep, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 27, 1990 (aged 87) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1920–1990 |
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter[a] (10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1903 – 27 September 1990) was a Soviet composer, and one of the most prominent composers of popular songs and film music in the Soviet Union.[1] Among many other works, he wrote the famous "Katyusha" (1938), performed to this day internationally. He was active as a composer until 1975, producing more than two thousand songs.
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