Anatoly Sofronov

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Anatoly Sofronov
Born	Анатолий Владимирович Софронов (1911-01-19)January 19, 1911 Minsk, Russian Empire
Died	September 9, 1990(1990-09-09) (aged 79) Moscow, USSR
Occupation(s)	poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor, literary administrator
Years active	1920s-1990

Anatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (Russian: Анато́лий Влади́мирович Софро́нов; 19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet, playwright, scriptwriter, editor (Ogonyok, 1953-1986) and literary administrator, the Union of Soviet Writers' secretary in 1948-1953. Sofronov was a Stalin Prize laureate (twice, 1948, 1949) and a recipient of the Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (1981).^[1]

An ominous figure with the reputation of "one of the most feared literary hangmen of the Stalinist era,"^[2][3] Sofronov is best remembered for his play Stryapukha (Стряпуха, The Kookie) which was followed by three sequels and the popular comedy film of the same name.^[4]

Working with composers like Semyon Zaslavsky, Matvey Blanter, Sigizmund Kats, he co-authored dozens of songs, made popular by the artists like Vladimir Bunchikov, Vladimir Nechayev, Vadim Kozin, Nikolai Ruban, Vladimir Troshin, Olga Voronets, Maya Kristalinskaya, Iosif Kobzon and Nani Bregvadze.^[5][6]