Nikolai Dobronravov
Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov (22 November 1928 – 16 September 2023) was a Soviet and Russian poet and lyricist.[1] He collaborated with his wife Aleksandra Pakhmutova.[2] Dobronravov had two higher educations: in 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School, in 1952 the Moscow City Pedagogical Institute named after Vladimir Potemkin.[3] He died in Moscow on 16 September 2023, at the age of 94.[4]
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Nikolai Dobronravov

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- Name
- Nikolai Dobronravov
- Birth Name
- Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov
- Born
- 22 November 1928
- Birthplace
- Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR
- Died
- 16 September 2023
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Spouse
- Aleksandra Pakhmutova
- Occupation
- Poet, lyricist, schoolteacher
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Fields
- poetry · lyrics · film
- Education
- Moscow Art Theatre School
- Honours
- USSR State Prize · Order of the Badge of Honour · Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd class · Order For Merit to the Fatherland and 3rd class · Order of the Red Banner of Labour · Lenin Komsomol Prize
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov (22 November 1928 – 16 September 2023) was a Soviet and Russian poet and lyricist.[1] He collaborated with his wife Aleksandra Pakhmutova.[2] Dobronravov had two higher educations: in 1950 he graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School, in 1952 the Moscow City Pedagogical Institute named after Vladimir Potemkin.[3] He died in Moscow on 16 September 2023, at the age of 94.[4]
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Nikolai Dobronravov studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. The recorded working language is Russian. The field of work recorded is poetry, lyrics and film. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are verse and song. Places of work recorded in the authority are Soviet Union. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class.

С композитором Александрой Пахмутовой и поэтом Николаем Добронравовым.
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Поэт, лауреат Государственной премии СССР Николай Добронравов на торжественном вечере в Большом театре по случаю 90-летия композитора, народной артистки СССР, лауреата Государственных премий СССР и России Александры Пахмутовой.
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• Name — Nikolai Dobronravov • Birth Name — Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov • Born — 22 November 1928 • Birthplace — Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR • Died — 16 September 2023 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Spouse — Aleksandra Pakhmutova • Occupation — Poet, lyricist, schoolteacher
Filmography
Filmography
• Sporting Honour (1951) as Platon Platonovich (uncredited) • The Return of Vasili Bortnikov (1953) as Seryozha • O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981) as the author of the script (the text and the lyrics)
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Nikolai Dobronravov is recorded as having received USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class.
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1928
Nikolai Dobronravov born at Saint Petersburg.
2023
Nikolai Dobronravov died at Moscow.
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Selected compositions
• And the Battle Is Going Again[5][6] • Belovezhskaya Pushcha (song) • Do You Know What Kind of Guy He Was • Hope (Soviet song) • How Young We Were • Nezhnost' • No Coward Plays Hockey[8]! • The Main Thing, Guys, is Not to Grow Old by Your Heart • The Team of Our Youth
Selected discography
• 1971 – Gagarin's Constellation (EP, Melodiya Д 00029947-8) • 2013 – Nikolai Dobronravov. Best... (CD, Melodiya, MEL CD 60 02162)[9]
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Awards and honors
• Lenin Komsomol Prize (1978) • Order of the Badge of Honour (1978)'[10] • USSR State Prize (1982) • Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1984)[11] • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2003)[12] • Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2008)[13][14]
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- 1.Екатерина Чеснокова. Биография Николая Добронравова. ria.ru. РИА Новости. 1 March 2020.
- 2.Первый канал. «Николай Добронравов. Нам не жить друг без друга…». Документальный фильм. 1tv.com. 22 November 2008.
- 3.Рейтинг элиты России. По законам драматургии. Интервью с Николаем Добронравовым на «Радио России». viperson.ru. 1 December 2007.
- 4.Скончался муж Александры Пахмутовой, поэт Николай Добронравов
- 5.Andrei Vasyanin. Рок Пахмутовой. Rossiyskaya Gazeta. 29 October 2009.
- 6.Елизавета Мельчук. 15 самых известных песен Александры Пахмутовой. Комсомольская правда. 8 November 2013.
- 7.Песня «Нежность» на сайте А. Н. Пахмутовой (in Russian)
- 8.Умер первый исполнитель песни «Трус не играет в хоккей». РБК. 2 May 2018.
- 9.Николай Добронравов. Лучшее (2013), records.su
- 10.Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 21 ноября 1978 года.
- 11.Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении писателей орденами СССР. Sovetskaya kultura. 139. 2. 20 November 1984.
- 12.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22 декабря 2003 года.
- 13.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20 ноября 2008 года.
- 14.Николай Добронравов отмечен орденом «За заслуги перед Отечеством» In Russian
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The authorities additionally record the headings Nikolai Nikolaevich Dobronravov and Nikolai Nikolayevich Dobronravov. His recorded language was Russian. He married Aleksandra Pakhmutova. Dobronravov received USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Lenin Komsomol Prize.
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