Famous poet Nikolai Dobronravov went to heaven, leaving a widow Alexander Pakhmutov

The sad news instantly spread in literary circles: the famous Soviet poet Nikolai Dobronravov, the author of such popular songs as “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, “Hope” and “How young we were”, died. The life of Nikolai Dobronravov became a vivid example of deep mutual love and marital fidelity between two talented people who merged into an amazing creative tandem.



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Nikolai Nikolaevich Dobronravov was born in Leningrad in the autumn of 1928 in the family of a factory engineer. When the boy was 9 years old, his father was arrested. Nobody saw him again. The fault was the origin of the man: in the Dobronravov family were priests and White Guards. The poet’s mother was also subjected to repression, but the woman miraculously survived. A few years later, she returned to her son. The upbringing of Nicholas was mainly engaged in the grandmother on the paternal line. It was she who instilled in him a love of theater and literature.



During the war, Nicholas was in an orphanage. He and other children were evacuated to the Moscow region. Then the boy found himself in Malakhovka. He had a phenomenal memory and showed amazing academic success. The guy received a certificate of honors and went to Moscow for higher education. Dobronravov graduated from the theater school in 1950. Two years later, the future poet became a graduate of the Moscow Pedagogical Institute.



At first Dobronravov tried himself as an actor, then acted as a playwright. Nikolai Nikolaevich worked in the theater of the young spectator and starred in films. But he proved himself more like a writer, fascinated by poetry. Thanks to his extraordinary talent, he became known as the author of lyrical poems that formed the basis of pop songs.



Nikolai Dobronravov married in 1956. His chosen one was Alexandra Pakhmutova. He met her in a children's radio studio, where the poet read his own poems. It was love at first sight. A month later, the young people had a wedding. The couple lived in the soul for 67 years, but they were not lucky to have children.



The poet’s wife, Alexandra Nikolaevna, composed music on his poems. As a result of their joint work, about 400 musical works were created. Among them were hits: “Tenderness”, “Bird of Happiness”, “Coward does not play hockey”, “The Little Prince”, “I can’t do otherwise” and others. His wonderful songs gained great popularity not only in the USSR, but also abroad. Dobronravov and Pakhmutova were the authors of the song “Goodbye, Moscow”, which sounded at the closing of the Olympic Games in 1980. The works of the famous couple were performed by ensembles “Songs”, “Gems”, “Syabry”, “Verasy” and others. Their songs were sung by Muslim Magomayev, Lev Leshchenko, Lyudmila Zykina, Anna German, Edita Pieha, Valentina Tolkunova, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Sofia Rotaru and others.

Alexandra Pakhmutova is not the only composer who was inspired by the literary works of Dobronravov, his poems were written by Arkady Ostrovsky, Muslim Magomayev, Evgeny Martynov and Mikael Tariverdiev.



In 1970, Dobronravov became a member of the Union of Writers of the USSR, and eight years later he received the Lenin Komsomol Prize. For outstanding merits, the poet was awarded three orders, and in 1982 he was awarded the State Prize of the USSR.

The heart of Nikolai Nikolayevich stopped on September 16. He would have turned 95 this year. The ashes of the famous poet will rest in Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery. Condolences to the family, friends and fans of the poet.