Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach; — 20 February 1949) was a Soviet poet and lyricist.[1]
Also recorded as Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
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- Born
- 1898. · Moscow.
- Died
- 1949. · Moscow.
- Nationality
- Russian Empire, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, songwriter, musician, lyricist, politician, satirist and liedermacher.
- Fields
- song and verse.
- Movements
- socialist realism.
- Education
- Lomonosov Moscow State University.
- Honours
- Stalin Prize, Medal For the Victory over Japan, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star and Medal For the Defence of Moscow.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach; — 20 February 1949) was a Soviet poet and lyricist.[1]
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Vasily Lebedev-Kumach (1898–1949) was a liedermacher, lyricist and musician, among other activities and a national of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. The liedermacher was born and died in Moscow. Vasily Lebedev-Kumach was also known as Лебедев-Кумач.
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The liedermacher was a member of USSR Union of Writers. Vasily Lebedev-Kumach was associated with socialist realism.
Genres include song and verse. Languages used include Russian. The liedermacher received Honorary Railwayman, Order of the Badge of Honour and Order of the Red Banner of Labour, among others.
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Biography
Biography
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are song and verse. Positions recorded include deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Distinctions recorded are Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Order of the Badge of Honour and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Vasily was born on 5 August 1898, to a shoemaker.[2] He went on to work in the printing department of the Revolutionary Military Council, moving on to Russian Telegraph Agency (ROSTO). He attended Moscow State University.[3] He adopted the nickname Kumach, a Turkish name for a variety of red cloth used to symbolise revolution. In time the nickname was added to his surname, as Lebedev-Kumach.[4][5] Vasily's satirical verses published in such papers as Rabochaya gazeta, Krest’ianskaia gazeta, Gudok, and Krokodil led to his growing popularity. He was also one of the first persons to use the term blat (блат) in print, when Krokodil published the poem Blat-not.[6] Vasily also wrote numerous songs, the most famous being probably Священная война (Svyaschennaya Voyna, 'The Sacred War'), Песня о Родине (A Song About the Motherland),[7] Гимн партии большевиков (Hymn of the Bolshevik Party), and Как много девушек хороших (Such a lot of nice girls!), later immortalised as the Argentine Tango song Serdtse (Сердце-Heart) by Pyotr Leshchenko. He also wrote songs for the film Late for a Date (1936). He worked closely with the composer Isaak Dunayevsky. Composer Lyubov Streicher used Lebedev-Kumach‘s text for her song "A Simple Soviet Man", which was recorded commercially by pianist Maria Yudina in 1937.[8]
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Лебедев-Кумач. The authorities additionally record the heading Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach. His recorded language was Russian.
Career and activity
Career and activity
His work is associated with socialist realism. Recorded position is deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. He belonged to USSR Union of Writers.
Identity
Identity
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach is recorded as having received Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Japan" and Order of the Badge of Honour.
Life and career
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Life and career
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Vasily Lebedev-Kumach died at Moscow.
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Vasily Lebedev-Kumach received Stalin Prize, Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star and Medal "For the Defence of Moscow".
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- 1.Rubenstein, Joshua. Stalin's Secret Pogrom: The Postwar Inquisition of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee. Yale University Press. 2001-01-01. 978-0-300-08486-3.
- 2.Kotkin, Stephen. Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941. Penguin. 2017-10-31. 978-0-7352-2448-3.
- 3.Kalashnikov, V. A. Lebedev-Kumach, Vasilii Ivanovich. The Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
- 4.Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. 2014-01-10. 978-0-7864-5763-2.
- 5.Room, Adrian. Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins. McFarland. 279. 2010. 9780786443734.
- 6.Alena V. Ledeneva. Russia's Economy of Favours. Cambridge University Press. 1998. 0521621747.
- 7.Boobbyer, Philip. The Stalin Era. Routledge. 2012-11-12. 978-1-134-73937-0.
- 8.A Simple Soviet Man (Советский простой человек), song. Мир русской грамзаписи. The World of Russian Records.
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