Composer, chorus conductor and pedagogue, winner of the 1942 and 1946 USSR State Prizes Alexander Alexandrov [1993-1946] founded and headed the Red Army Song and Dance Ensemble. Alexandrov wrote the lyrics to the famous song "The Sacred War" and the music to the Soviet state anthem.
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 22.02.1958
- Date published: 01.01.2008
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 013456, 6x9 film
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