Alexander Gorodnitsky
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Моисе́евич Городни́цкий, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr məɪˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ ɡərɐˈdʲnʲitskʲɪj] ⓘ; born March 20, 1933) is a well-known Soviet and Russian bard and poet.
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky | |
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Gorodnitsky at 2015 Grushinsky Festival | |
| Born | Александр Моисеевич Городницкий 20 March 1933 Leningrad |
| Nationality | Soviet, Russian |
| Occupation(s) | geologist, oceanographer, and poet, bard |
He is an author of over 60 books, poems, songs, and other literary works. His song "Atlanes Hold the Heavens" is the official anthem of the Hermitage Museum and considered as unofficial anthem of Saint Petersburg.
Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer. Gorodnitsky is an author of over 250 scientific publications on geophysics and tectonics of ocean bottom.
Asteroid No. 5988 and a pass in the Sayan Mountains were named after Alexander Gorodnitsky.
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