Iona Tuskiya

Iona Tuskiya (1901–1963)[1] was a Soviet composer from Georgia SSR. He composed music for various movies, such as Caucusian Love in 1928.[2] In 1943, he along with several other composers, had entries for a contest to find out what song should be chosen as the National Anthem of the Soviet Union; the contest was eventually won by Alexander Alexandrov.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://catalogue.muziekbibliotheekvandeomroep.nl/starweb/mcowebcat_eng/Fastlink/servlet.starweb?path=mcowebcat_eng/Fastlink/fastlinkgedenksdat_eng.web&snelzoek1=1963&format=Fastlinkrapport
  2. ↑ http://rosfilm.net/film.php?id=1136&cs=0&l=en
  3. ↑ Shostakovich, Dimitri; Solomon Volkov (2002-06-12). Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich. Limelight Editions. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-87910-998-1.


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