Anatoly Sofronov
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| Born | Анатолий Владимирович Софронов January 19, 1911 |
| Died | September 9, 1990 (aged 79) Moscow, USSR |
| Occupation(s) | poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor, literary administrator |
| Years active | 1920s-1990 |
Anatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Софро́нов; 19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor (Ogonyok, 1953-1986) and literary administrator, the Union of Soviet Writers' secretary in 1948-1953. Sofronov was a Stalin Prize laureate (twice, 1948, 1949) and a recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (1981).[1]
An ominous figure with the reputation of "one of the most feared literary hangmen of the Stalinist era,"[2][3] Sofronov is best remembered for his play Stryapukha (Стряпуха, The Kookie) which was followed by three sequels and the popular comedy film of the same name.[4]
Working with composers like Semyon Zaslavsky, Matvey Blanter, Sigizmund Kats, he co-authored dozens of songs, made popular by the artists like Vladimir Bunchikov, Vladimir Nechayev, Vadim Kozin, Nikolai Ruban, Vladimir Troshin, Olga Voronets, Maya Kristalinskaya, Iosif Kobzon and Nani Bregvadze.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Анатолий Владимирович Софронов". Герои страны. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ^ Dobrenko, Evgeny The Stalinist Culture. The Discreet Charm of Antisemitism // Новое литературное обозрение, 2010, № 101.
- ^ Reznik, Semyon. The Red and the Brown. A Book of Soviet Nazism // Красное и коричневое. Книга о советском нацизме. Washington. «Вызов», 1991. Pp. 121—319
- ^ The Writers from the Soviet Don / Писатели Советского Дона. Biobibliographical Dictionary. Molot. Rostov-on-Don. 1948. Pp. 85-112.
- ^ Красная книга российской эстрады. The Red Book of the Russian Traditional Pop.
- ^ "Софронов, Анатолий Владимирович". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
