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Russian librettists

25 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abraham GoldfadenPerson · Music memorabiliaAbraham Goldfaden (1840–1908) was a Russian Empire playwright, librettist and translator.
Afanasy FetPerson · Music memorabiliaAfanasy Fet (1820–1892) was a Russian Empire poet, translator and autobiographer.
Alexander RitterPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Ritter (1833–1896) was a Russian composer, violinist and librettist.
Alexander SumarokovAuthor · BooksAlexander Sumarokov (1717–1777) was an eighteenth-century Russian playwright, poet, and librettist who played a decisive role in establishing Russian Classicism and founding the nation's professional literary tradition.
Alexandre BenoisDesigner · Modern designAlexandre Benois (1870–1960) was a Russian Empire painter, writer and choreographer.
Alexei KhomyakovAuthor · BooksAlexei Khomyakov was a Russian philosopher, poet, writer, painter, military personnel and opinion journalist (1804–1860). He was born at Moscow and died at Speshnevo-Ivanovskoe.
Anton ChekhovAuthor · BooksAnton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian Empire physician, novelist and journalist.
Dmitri ShostakovichPerson · Music memorabiliaDmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) was a Russian classical composer, choreographer and pianist.
Igor StravinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Stravinsky (1882–1971) was a France composer, conductor and pianist.
Ivan VsevolozhskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Vsevolozhsky (1835–1909) was a Russian choreographer, librettist and composer.
Michel FokineAuthor · BooksMichel Fokine was a Russian and American choreographer, ballet master, writer, librettist and dancer (1880–1942). He was born at Saint Petersburg and died at New York City.
Mikhail BulgakovAuthor · BooksMikhail Bulgakov (1891–1940) was a Russian Empire novelist, playwright and physician.
Modest Petrovich MussorgskyPerson · Music memorabiliaModest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839–1881) was a Russian Empire composer, pianist and librettist.
Modest TchaikovskyAuthor · BooksModest Tchaikovsky (1850–1916) was a Russian librettist, theatre critic and playwright.
Nestor KukolnikAuthor · BooksNestor Kukolnik (1809–1868) was a Russian poet, librettist and playwright.
Nikolai LeskovAuthor · BooksNikolai Leskov was a Russian writer, journalist, novelist and playwright (1831–1895). He died at Saint Petersburg.
Osip MandelstamAuthor · BooksOsip Mandelstam (1891–1938) was a Russian poet, writer and translator.
Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) was a Russian Empire composer, librettist and conductor.
Sergey GorodetskyArtist · PaintingsSergey Gorodetsky (1884–1967) was a Russian poet, writer and translator.
Velimir KhlebnikovAuthor · BooksVelimir Khlebnikov (1885–1922) was a Russian Empire poet, writer and playwright.
Vladimir LugovskoyAuthor · BooksVladimir Lugovskoy (1901–1957) was a Russian poet, writer and teacher.
Vladimir SollogubAuthor · BooksVladimir Sollogub (1813–1882) was a Russian librettist, playwright and writer.
Werner BergengruenPerson · Music memorabiliaWerner Bergengruen (1892–1964) was a German poet, translator and writer.
Yakov KnyazhninAuthor · BooksYakov Knyazhnin was a Russian linguist, poet, librettist, writer, playwright and translator (1740–1791). He was born at Pskov and died at Saint Petersburg.
Yakov PolonskyAuthor · BooksYakov Polonsky was a Russian poet, writer and librettist (1819–1898). He was born at Ryazan and died at Saint Petersburg.

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