Sergey Mikhalkov

Writer + Lyricist

Male

Born Mar 13, 1913

Hometown Russian Empire

Died Aug 27, 2009

Death Place Russia

Sergey Vladimirovich Mikhalkov was a Soviet and Russian author of children's books and satirical fables who had the opportunity to write the lyrics of his country's national anthem on three different occasions, spanning almost 60 years.

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Sergey Mikhalkov

d.2009

children

Andrei Konchalovsky
Son, Age 75
Nikita Mikhalkov
Son, Age 67

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CHILDHOOD

1913 Birth Born on March 13, 1913.

TWENTIES

1942 29 Years Old As a 29-year-old in 1942, Mikhalkov's work drew the attention of the Soviet Union's leader Joseph Stalin, who commissioned him to write lyrics for a new national anthem. … Read More

FIFTIES

1970 57 Years Old Mikhalkov wrote new lyrics in 1970, but they were not submitted to the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet until May 27, 1977.

LATE ADULTHOOD

1977 64 Years Old The new lyrics, which removed any reference to Stalin, were approved on September 1 and were made official with the printing of the new Soviet Constitution in October 1977. … Read More

1991 78 Years Old Use of the Soviet anthem, with Mikhalkov's lyrics, continued until 1991, when it was retired by President Boris Yeltsin after the USSR disintegrated.

2000 87 Years Old However, when Vladimir Putin took over from Yeltsin in 2000, he began to clamor for a restoration of Alexandrov’s music in place of Yeltsin's choice. … Read More

2003 90 Years Old He resided in Moscow. On his 90th birthday in 2003, Putin personally visited him at his home to present him with the 2nd class Order For Service to Fatherland, citing him for his contributions to culture of Russia. Mikhalkov was also decorated with a Hero of Socialist Labor and the Order of Lenin, among others, for his work during the Soviet period. In 1936 Mikhalkov married Natalia Petrovna Konchalovskaya (1903–1988), granddaughter of Vasily Surikov. They remained married for 53 years until her death. In 1997 Mikhalkov married physics professor Yulia Valeryevna Subbotina. … Read More

2009 97 Years Old Died on August 27, 2009.

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