Alexander Goldenweiser (composer)
This is the day, when Alexander Goldenweiser was born
He was a distinguished Russian pianist, teacher and composer.
Goldenweiser was born in Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russia, and studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Sergei Taneyev and Vassily Safonoff, winning the Gold Medal for Piano upon his graduation in 1897. He joined the faculty of the Conservatory shortly afterward, and during his tenure there, his pupils included Grigory Ginzburg, Lazar Berman, Samuil Feinberg, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Galina Eguiazarova, Nikolai Petrov, Nikolai Kapustin, Alexander Braginsky, Sulamita Aronovsky, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Dmitry Paperno, Oxana Yablonskaya, Nelly Akopian-Tamarina, Dmitri Bashkirov and many others. He made a number of renowned recordings as a pianist. He died in 1961, in Moscow Oblast.
Unfortunately this day is also the day of death of Mikhaíl Afanasyevich Bulgakov
Mikhaíl Afanasyevich Bulgakov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which has been called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century
Vasily II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный) was born on 10 March in 1415, Moscow. He was the Grand Prince of Moscow whose long reign (1425–1462) was plagued by the greatest civil war of Old Russian history.
ReplyDeleteToday was born Vladimir Gostukhin. He is quite pretty actor. Most of all i like to watch Dalnobolschiki with his participation))
ReplyDeleteBulgakov's novel The Master and Margarita is my favourite book. For the first time i read it in school and today i often return to it again and again. It's a real masterpiece!
ReplyDeletesome peple don't appreciate Bulgakov's talent, but I deeply adore it! the Master and Margarita is a real masterpeice which change my sense on our world.
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ReplyDeleteSome honours and awards of Bulgakov
-Stalin Prize, first class (1947)
-Two Orders of Lenin (including 9 March 1945)
-Order of the Red Banner of Labour, three times (27 April 1937, 29 April 1950, 9 March 1955)
-People's Artist of the USSR (1946)
Alexander Alexandrovich (Alexander III of Russia)was born on 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894), known historically as Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Prince of Finland from 13 March [O.S. 1 March] 1881 until his death on 1 November 1894. He reversed some of the liberal measures of his predecessor, his father, Alexander II.
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