Anatoly Novikov
{{short description|Russian composer}}
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Anatoly Grigoryevich Novikov ({{langx|ru|Анато́лий Григо́рьевич Но́виков}}; {{OldStyleDate|30 October|1896|18 October}}, Skopin – 24 September 1984, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian composer, a choral conductor and pedagogue.
Background
Novikov was awarded two Stalin Prizes, in 1946 and 1948. In 1970 he was bestowed the title of People's Artist of the USSR, and in 1976 was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour, and the Order of Lenin. He composed such widely popular songs as "Vasya-vasilyok" (1941), "Smuglyanka" (1943), "Rossiya" (1946), "Dorogi"/"Roads" (1946), "The Hymn of Democratic Youth of the World" (1947).{{cite book|url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/bse/114227/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2|title=Большая советская энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. 1969—1978.|chapter=Новиков Анатолий Григорьевич}}{{cite book|url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_music/5511/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2|title=Music Encyclopedia (Музыкальная энциклопедия)|publisher=Soviet Encyclopedia, Soviet Composer (Советская энциклопедия, Советский композитор)|chapter=Новиков А. Г.|editor=Y. V. Keldysh|date=1973–1982}}
Awards and honors
- Two Stalin Prizes, 2nd class (1946, 1948)
- Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1947)
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1956)
- People's Artist of the RSFSR (1961)
- Two Orders of Lenin (1966, 1976)
- People's Artist of the USSR (1970)
- Order of the October Revolution (1971)
- Hero of Socialist Labour (1976)
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0637116}}
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Category:20th-century Russian classical composers
Category:20th-century Russian conductors (music)
Category:20th-century Russian male musicians
Category:People from Ryazan Governorate
Category:Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
Category:Moscow Conservatory alumni
Category:Heroes of Socialist Labour
Category:People's Artists of the RSFSR
Category:People's Artists of the USSR
Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Category:Recipients of the Order of the October Revolution
Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Category:Recipients of the Stalin Prize
Category:Male operetta composers
Category:Russian choral conductors
Category:Russian film score composers
Category:Russian male classical composers
Category:Russian male conductors (music)
Category:Russian music educators
Category:Soviet choral conductors
Category:Soviet conductors (music)
Category:Soviet film score composers
Category:Soviet male classical composers