Alexander Galich (writer)

Alexander Arkadievich Galich (Russian: Алекса́ндр Арка́дьевич Га́лич, born Alexander Aronovich Ginzburg, 19 October 1918 – 15 December 1977) was a Soviet poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident.

For the Soviet dissident, see Alexander Ginzburg.

Alexander Galich
Александр Аркадьевич Галич
Born
Alexander Aronovich Ginzburg

(1918-10-19)19 October 1918
Ekaterinoslav (now Dnipro), Ukraine
Died15 December 1977(1977-12-15) (aged 59)
Paris, France
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Occupation(s)poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident
Known forhis songs and participation in Soviet dissident movement
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