Anatoly Sofronov

Anatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (; 19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, editor (Ogoniok, 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 Hero of Socialist Labour (1981).

An ominous figure with the reputation of "one of the most feared literary hangmen of the Stalinist era,"Dobrenko, Evgeny The Stalinist Culture. The Discreet Charm of Antisemitism // Новое литературное обозрение, 2010, № 101.Reznik, Semyon. The Red and the Brown. A Book of Soviet Nazism // Красное и коричневое. Книга о советском нацизме. Washington. «Вызов», 1991. Pp. 121—319 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.The Writers from the Soviet Don / Писатели Советского Дона. Biobibliographical Dictionary. Molot. Rostov-on-Don. 1948. Pp. 85-112.

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 Nechaev, Vadim Kozin, Nikolai Ruban, Vladimir Troshin, Olga Voronets, Maya Kristalinskaya, Joseph Kobzon and Nani Bregvadze.Красная книга российской эстрады. The Red Book of the Russian Traditional Pop.

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