Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky has died aged 92, RIA Novosti informs.
Future author of many popular songs was born in Kiev in 1925 and was keen on music since childhood. After the beginning of war, his family moved to Tashkent and continued studying. Then he was drafted to the army.
Vladimir Shainsky entered Orchestra faculty of Moscow Conservatory In 1945. Few years after graduation he performed together with Leonid Utesov Orchestra.
In the middle of the last century, many Soviet singers started singing popular compositions of Vladimir Shainsky. He wrote many songs in tandem with poet Mikhail Tanich, which became very popular later, such as Girl Don’t Cry, Soldier Walks in the City, etc.
All Soviet people of all ages knew his songs, and people in nowadays Russia sing them too. Shainsky was an author of music for such animations as 38 Parrots, Antoshka, Little Racoon, Tryam! Hello!, etc.
Vladimir Shainsky worked with animators a lot. In particular, he composed music for legendary cartoons about Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile. 1,5 hour remake of this animation was done in Japan with the help of Russian animators in 2014.
Shainsky has been awarded numerous awards, including the USSR State Prize, People's Artist of the RSFSR, Order of Friendship. He is a multiple prizewinner of the Russian (formerly Soviet) Song of the Year festival.
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Russian composer Vladimir Shainsky has died aged 92, RIA Novosti informs. 
