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Aleksandr Lipnitsky

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Aleksandr Davidovich Lipnitsky
Александр Давидович Липницкий
Lipnitsky in 2019
Born(1952-07-08)8 July 1952
Moscow, USSR
Died25 March 2021(2021-03-25) (aged 68)
Nikolina Gora [ru], Moscow Oblast, Russia

Aleksandr Davidovich Lipnitsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дави́дович Липни́цкий; 8 July 1952 – 25 March 2021[1]) was a Soviet and Russian journalist, writer, and musician. He was one of the founders of the Soviet rock group Zvuki Mu.[2]

Biography

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Aleksandr Lipnitsky was born on 8 July 1952 in Moscow.[1] Lipnitsky was the grandson of the actress Tatyana Okunevskaya and the homeopathic doctor Teodor Lipnitsky [ru].[3] His father, David Teodorovich Lipnitsky (1921–1994) was also a homeopathic doctor.[4] His stepfather, Viktor Sukhodrev, was the personal translator of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev.[5] His mother, Inga Sukhodrev (née Okunevskaya-Varlamova) (1933–2013), was an English teacher.[citation needed] His brother was Vladimir Lipnitsky (1954–1985).[citation needed]

Lipnitsky became friends with Pyotr Mamonov at school and attended concerts with Mamonov and Mamonov's younger brother, Aleksey Bortnichuk [ru].[6] In 1964, Lipnitsky was given his first Beatles record by Triloki Nath Kaul, the Indian Ambassador to the USSR, and became a fan of the band.[7]

Lipnitsky studied journalism at Moscow State University. He became a specialist in jazz and began to be published in Soviet periodicals in 1975. He also became a figure in the underground music scene and dealt records.[6] In the 1980s, he hosted informal concerts by underground musicians at his dacha in Nikolina Gora.[1] His friends in the rock scene included Artemy Troitsky, Viktor Tsoi, Sergey Kuryokhin, Boris Grebenshchikov, Konstantin Kinchev, and Mike Naumenko.[1]

In 1983, Lipnitsky, Mamonov, and Bortnichuk founded Zvuki Mu.[citation needed] Lipnitsky sold his art collection to buy the band's equipment and learned to play bass. Zvuki Mu's first performance took place in February 1984, at Lipnitsky and Mamonov's old school.[8] Lipnitsky played bass in the group until 1990.[citation needed]

From 1990 to 1993, Lipnitsky and Joanna Stingray worked on the TV program Red Wave-21.[6] In the 2000s, he hosted the rock program Yelovaya Submarina on Nostalgiya.[9] From 2010, he hosted a program dedicated to Russian rock on the radio station Finam FM.[10] He regularly performed in groups such as OtZvuki Mu and Grozdya Vinogradovy.[9]

Death

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Lipnitsky died on 25 March 2021. While skiing on the Moskva River near the village of Nikolina Gora, he fell through the ice and drowned.[2] It is thought that at the time of his death he was trying to save his dog, who had fallen into the water.[9] Lipnitsky's body was found in the Moskva on 27 March 2021.[11] His funeral took place on 30 March 2021 at the Aksininsky cemetery in the village of Aksinino, near Moscow.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Александр ЛИПНИЦКИЙ - R.I.P. - Звуки.Ру". Zvuki.ru (in Russian). 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  2. ^ a b "Zvuki Mu Founder Alexander Lipnitsky Dies at Age 68". The Moscow Times. 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  3. ^ Lipnitsky, Aleksandr (2010-03-04). "Александр Липницкий: Мои еврейские предки и вещи, которые от них остались. Часть первая – Александр Липницкий – Блог – Сноб". Snob.ru [ru] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  4. ^ "Старейшая гомеопатическая династия в России". elinmed.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  5. ^ Roth, Andrew (2014-05-20). "Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Soviet Leaders' Trusted Interpreter, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  6. ^ a b c Semenova, Elena (2007-09-07). "Русский рок: с ностальгией, но без пафоса". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  7. ^ Gortsev, Sergey (June 2006). ""Первую пластинку «Битлз» мне подарил Посол Индии"". Tektonika (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ^ Troitsky, Artemy (1988). Back in the USSR : the true story of rock in Russia. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Boston : Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-12997-3.
  9. ^ a b c Baklanov, Aleksandr (2021-03-27). "Один из основателей группы «Звуки Му» Александр Липницкий погиб, провалившись под лед на Москве-реке. Предположительно, он пытался спасти свою собаку". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
  10. ^ "Авторский проект Александра Липницкого на «ФИНАМ FM»". radioportal.ru (in Russian). 2010-03-27. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  11. ^ "В Подмосковье нашли тело музыканта Александра Липницкого, утонувшего в Москве-реке". TASS. 2021-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. ^ "Александра Липницкого похоронят на Аксиньинском кладбище в Подмосковье". RBK (in Russian). 2021-03-28. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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