Viktor Gusev
Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator
About Viktor Gusev
Lived 1909 – 1944 (aged 35). Viktor Gusev was a Russian poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator, writer and lyricist.
Viktor Mikhaylovich Gusev (; 30 January 1909 – 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including 'Polyushko Pole' and 'March of the Artillerymen'.
He wrote the play Spring in Moscow, which was the first Soviet musical theatre, staged by New Theatre under Nikolay Akimov in the early 1950s. It was later made into a film of the same name.
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Who was Viktor Gusev?
Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator (1909-1944)
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Viktor Gusev was born on 17 January 1909 in Moscow.
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Viktor Gusev died on 23 January 1944 in Moscow.
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Viktor Gusev was a poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator, writer and lyricist.
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Viktor Gusev was Russian.
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