Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky (russian: Ники́та Влади́мирович Богосло́вский; 22 May 1913 in

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composer. Author of more than 300 songs, 8

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s, and 52 scores for theater productions. Many of his songs were made for film. Bogoslovsky, was born into an aristocratic family. He studied composition with

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in 1927–1928 and as an audit at Leningrad Conservatory in 1930–1934. Nikita Bogoslovsky is best known for two

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's trademark songs from the war film '' Two Soldiers'' (1943): "Tyomnaya noch" ( Dark Is the Night) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets). In the post-Stalin period, Bogoslovskii was particularly successful with music for comedies, including Andrei Tutyshkin’s ''A Crazy Day'' (''Bezumnyi den'’, 1956), Leonid Gaidai’s short films ''Barbos the Dog and an Unusual Cross-Country Race'' (''Pes Barbos i neobychainyi kross'', 1961) and ''Bootleggers'' (''Samogonshchiki'', 1961), and Igor Ilinskii’s ''An Old Acquaintance'' (''Staryi znakomyi'', 1969). ''But the composer also worked successfully in other genres too, contributing scores to Vainshtok’s Ostern, ''Horseman without Head'' (''Vsadnik bez golovy'', 1973), and Turkmen filmmaker Bulat Mansurov’s World War II film ''There Is No Death, Pals'' (''Smerti net, rebiata!'' 1970). Bogoslovskii’s output ranged from pop to folklore and neoclassical symphonic tunes. Among his many honorary titles and state awards were

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(1983),

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(1971), and

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(1946).

Selected filmography

* ''

Treasure Island ''Treasure Island'' (originally titled ''The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys''Hammond, J. R. 1984. "Treasure Island." In ''A Robert Louis Stevenson Companion'', Palgrave Macmillan Literary Companions. London: Palgrave Macmillan. .) is an adventure no ...

'' (Остров сокровищ, 1938) * '' A Great Life'' (Большая жизнь, 1939) * '' The Fighters'' (Истребители, 1939) * ''

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'' (Таинственный остров, 1941) * '' Alexander Parkhomenko'' (Александр Пархоменко, 1942) *''

A Good Lad A Good Lad, (russian: Славный малый) is a 1942 Soviet musical film directed by Boris Barnet. Plot The film tells about a pilot from France, who was shot down by the Germans and wound up in a partisan detachment. Starring * Evgeniy ...

'' (Славный малый, 1942) * '' Two Soldiers'' (Два бойца, 1943) * ''

It Happened in the Donbass ''It Happened in the Donbas'' (russian: Это было в Донбассе, Eto bylo v Donbasse) is a 1945 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Lukov based on a screenplay by Sergei Antonov and Mikhail Blajman. Produced by Soyuzdetfilm. Pl ...

'' (Это было в Донбассе, 1945) *'' Fifteen-Year-Old Captain'' (Пятнадцатилетний капитан, 1945) * ''

A Crazy Day ''A Crazy Day'' (russian: Безумный день) is a 1956 Soviet comedy film directed by . Plot The manager wants the creche to open on time and he is ready to do everything possible for this. But the trouble is: the bureaucrat does not wan ...

'' (Безумный день, 1956) *'' Different Fortunes'' (Разные судьбы, 1956) * '' 20,000 Leagues Across the Land'' (Леон Гаррос ищет друга, 1960) *'' Thrice Resurrected'' (Трижды воскресший, 1960) *''

It Was I Who Drew the Little Man ''It Was I Who Drew the Little Man'' (russian: link=no, Челове́чка нарисова́л я; tr.: ''Chelovechka narisoval ya'') is a 1960 Soviet traditionally-animated short film directed by the "grandmothers of the Russian animation", B ...

'' (Человечка нарисовал я, 1960) * ''

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross ''Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross'' or (russian: Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс, Pyos Barbos i neobychnij kross) is a 1961 Soviet short comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. Plot A trio of petty criminals – The Coward, The ...

'' (Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс, 1961) * ''

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'' (Самогонщики, 1961) *''

No Fear, No Blame ''No Fear, No Blame'' (russian: Без страха и упрёка) is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksandr Mitta. Plot The film tells about the business trip Repnin, which is sent with the equipment to Moscow. Having shipped the equi ...

'' (Без страха и упрёка, 1962) * ''

An Easy Life ''An Easy Life'' (russian: Лёгкая жизнь, Lyоgkaya zhizn') is a 1964 satirical Soviet comedy film directed by Veniamin Dorman. It was seen by 24.6 million Soviet moviegoers during its initial release. Plot A chemist by training, Alexand ...

'' (Лёгкая жизнь, 1964) * '' The Mysterious Monk'' (Таинственный монах, 1967) *''

As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram ''Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram'' (russian: Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, Ehali v tramvae Ilf i Petrov is a 1972 Soviet comedy film directed by Viktor Titov. Plot The film is a series of short comedies, based on humorous an ...

'' (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972) * ''

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'' (Всадник без головы, 1973)

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