Viktor Mikhaylovich Gusev (; 30 January 1909 – 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including ' Polyushko Pole' and '

March of the Artillerymen The "March of the Artillerymen" (Russian: Марш артиллеристов romanized: Marš Artilleristov), also known as the "Artillerymen's March", is a 1943 Russian song, written by Viktor Gusev and composed by Tikhon Khrennikov. Lyrics Ori ...

'. He wrote the play '' Spring in Moscow'', which was the first Soviet

musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

, staged by New Theatre under

Nikolay Akimov Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov (russian: Никола́й Па́влович Аки́мов; – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious product ...

in the early 1950s. It was later made into a film of the same name.

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1909 births 1944 deaths Writers from Moscow People from Moskovsky Uyezd Russian male poets Soviet male poets Soviet poets Soviet screenwriters 20th-century Russian poets Male screenwriters Soviet dramatists and playwrights Soviet translators 20th-century translators Moscow State University alumni Stalin Prize winners Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery {{Russia-poet-stub