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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Nikita Bogoslovsky
| name = Nikita Bogoslovsky
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| native_name = {{nobold|Никита Богословский}}
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| caption = Nikita Bogoslovsky in 1997
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|05|22|df=y}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|05|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russian Empire|Russia]]
| birth_place = [[Saint Petersburg]], Russian Empire
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| death_place = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| death_place = [[Moscow]], Russia
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| occupation = [[Composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]]
| instrument = [[Piano]]
| occupation = Composer, conductor
| years_active = 1928–2004
| instrument = Piano
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'''Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky''' ({{lang-ru|Ники́та Влади́мирович Богосло́вский}}; 22 May 1913 in [[Saint Petersburg]], [[Russian Empire]] – 4 April 2004 in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia|Russian]] composer.<ref name="rollberg">{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2016|place=US|ISBN=1442268425|pages=113-114}}</ref> Author of more than 300 songs, 8 [[Symphony|symphonies]] (1940–1991), 17 [[operetta]]s and [[Musical theatre|musical comedies]], 58 [[soundtrack]]s, and 52 scores for theater productions. Many of his songs were made for film.<ref name="rollberg"/>


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'''Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky'''{{efn|{{langx|ru|Никита Владимирович Богословский|{{transliteration|ru|Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky}}}}}} (22 May 1913{{spaced ndash}}4 April 2004) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n composer.<ref name="rollberg">{{cite book|title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema|author=Peter Rollberg|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|year=2016|place=US|isbn=978-1442268425|pages=113–114}}</ref> Author of more than 300 songs, 8 [[Symphony|symphonies]] (1940–1991), 17 [[operetta]]s and [[Musical theatre|musical comedies]], 58 [[soundtrack]]s, and 52 scores for theater productions. Many of his songs were made for film.<ref name="rollberg"/>
Bogoslovsky, was born into an
aristocratic family. He studied composition with [[Alexander Glazunov|Aleksandr Glazunov]] in 1927–1928 and as an audit at Leningrad Conservatory in 1930–1934.<ref name="rollberg"/>


Bogoslovsky was born into an aristocratic family in [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russian Empire]]. At the age of 4 in 1917, the new communist government born from the [[Russian Revolution|Russian revolution]] confiscated his families lands and properties in the Russian provinces of [[Veliky Novgorod|Novgorod]] and [[Tambov]]. His earliest musical inspiration was his mothers playing of songs by [[Alexander Vertinsky|Alexander Vertinskiy]]. He began receiving Piano lessons at 3, and studied composition with [[Alexander Glazunov]] in 1927–1928 and as an audit at [[Saint Petersburg Conservatory|Leningrad Conservatory]] in 1930–1934.<ref name="rollberg"/>
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Nikita Bogoslovsky is best known for two [[Mark Bernes]]'s trademark songs from the war film ''[[Two Soldiers (1943 film)|Two Soldiers]]'' (1943): "Tyomnaya noch" ([[Dark Is the Night (Soviet song)|Dark Is the Night]]) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets).


His first musical was written at age 15, titled, "Noch pered Rozhdestvom" (Christmas Eve night). Bogoslovsky's songs represented the hopes and dreams of the Soviet/Russian people, and often were written about the history of Russia. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Rollberg |first=Peter |title=Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema |date=November 7, 2008 |publisher=Scarecrow press |year=2008 |edition=30th |location=Lanham, Maryland |language=en}}</ref>
In the post-Stalin period, Bogoslovskii was particularly successful with music for comedies, including Andrei Tutyshkin’s ''A Crazy Day'' (''Bezumnyi den'’, 1956), Leonid Gaidai’s short films ''Barbos the Dog and an Unusual Cross-Country Race'' (''Pes Barbos i neobychainyi kross'', 1961) and ''Bootleggers'' (''Samogonshchiki'', 1961), and Igor Ilinskii’s ''An Old Acquaintance'' (''Staryi znakomyi'', 1969). ''But the composer also worked successfully in other genres too, contributing scores to Vainshtok’s Ostern, ''Horseman without Head'' (''Vsadnik bez golovy'', 1973), and Turkmen filmmaker Bulat Mansurov’s World War II film ''There Is No Death, Pals'' (''Smerti net, rebiata!'' 1970). Bogoslovskii’s output ranged from pop to folklore and neoclassical symphonic tunes.<ref name="rollberg"/>


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He is best known for two [[Mark Bernes]]'s trademark songs from the war film ''[[Two Soldiers (1943 film)|Two Soldiers]]'' (1943): "Tyomnaya noch" ([[Dark Is the Night (Soviet song)|Dark Is the Night]]) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets).
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Among his many honorary titles and state awards were [[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1983), [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (1971), and [[Order of the Red Star]] (1946).<ref name="biog">{{cite web | author = | date = | url = http://www.biograph.ru/bank/bogoslovskyi.htm| title = Никита Владимирович Богословский| publisher = www.biograph.ru | accessdate = 2011-01-01}}</ref>


In the post-Stalin period, Bogoslovsky was particularly successful with music for comedies. His output ranged from pop to folklore and neoclassical symphonic tunes.<ref name="rollberg"/>
== Selected filmography ==

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Among his many honorary titles and state awards were [[People's Artist of the USSR]] (1983), [[Order of the Red Banner of Labour]] (1971), and [[Order of the Red Star]] (1946).<ref name="biog">{{cite web | author = | date = | url = http://www.biograph.ru/bank/bogoslovskyi.htm| title = Никита Владимирович Богословский| publisher = www.biograph.ru | accessdate = 2011-01-01}}</ref> He died 4 April 2004 in [[Moscow]].

== Filmography ==
* ''[[Treasure Island (1938 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (Остров сокровищ, 1938)
* ''[[Treasure Island (1938 film)|Treasure Island]]'' (Остров сокровищ, 1938)
* ''[[A Great Life]]'' (Большая жизнь, 1939)
* ''[[A Great Life]]'' (Большая жизнь, 1939)
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*''[[A Good Lad]]'' (Славный малый, 1942)
*''[[A Good Lad]]'' (Славный малый, 1942)
* ''[[Two Soldiers (1943 film)|Two Soldiers]]'' (Два бойца, 1943)
* ''[[Two Soldiers (1943 film)|Two Soldiers]]'' (Два бойца, 1943)
* ''[[It Happened in the Donbass]]'' (Это было в Донбассе, 1945)
* ''[[It Happened in the Donbas]]'' (Это было в Донбассе, 1945)
*''[[Fifteen-Year-Old Captain]]'' (Пятнадцатилетний капитан, 1945)
*''[[Fifteen-Year-Old Captain]]'' (Пятнадцатилетний капитан, 1945)
* ''[[A Crazy Day]]'' (Безумный день, 1956)
* ''[[A Crazy Day]]'' (Безумный день, 1956)
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* ''[[An Easy Life]]'' (Лёгкая жизнь, 1964)
* ''[[An Easy Life]]'' (Лёгкая жизнь, 1964)
* ''[[The Mysterious Monk]]'' (Таинственный монах, 1967)
* ''[[The Mysterious Monk]]'' (Таинственный монах, 1967)
*''[[As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram]]'' (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972)
*''[[Ilf and Petrov Rode a Tram]]'' (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972)
* ''[[The Headless Horseman (1972 film)|The Headless Horseman]]'' (Всадник без головы, 1973)
* ''[[The Headless Horseman (1972 film)|The Headless Horseman]]'' (Всадник без головы, 1973)

==External links==

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==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Bogoslovsky.
Nikita Bogoslovsky
Никита Богословский
Bogoslovsky in 1997
Background information
Born(1913-05-22)22 May 1913
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died4 April 2004(2004-04-04) (aged 90)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor
InstrumentPiano
Years active1928–2004

Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky[a] (22 May 1913 – 4 April 2004) was a Soviet and Russian composer.[1] Author of more than 300 songs, 8 symphonies (1940–1991), 17 operettas and musical comedies, 58 soundtracks, and 52 scores for theater productions. Many of his songs were made for film.[1]

Bogoslovsky was born into an aristocratic family in St. Petersburg, Russian Empire. At the age of 4 in 1917, the new communist government born from the Russian revolution confiscated his families lands and properties in the Russian provinces of Novgorod and Tambov. His earliest musical inspiration was his mothers playing of songs by Alexander Vertinskiy. He began receiving Piano lessons at 3, and studied composition with Alexander Glazunov in 1927–1928 and as an audit at Leningrad Conservatory in 1930–1934.[1]

His first musical was written at age 15, titled, "Noch pered Rozhdestvom" (Christmas Eve night). Bogoslovsky's songs represented the hopes and dreams of the Soviet/Russian people, and often were written about the history of Russia. [2]

He is best known for two Mark Bernes's trademark songs from the war film Two Soldiers (1943): "Tyomnaya noch" (Dark Is the Night) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets).

In the post-Stalin period, Bogoslovsky was particularly successful with music for comedies. His output ranged from pop to folklore and neoclassical symphonic tunes.[1]

Among his many honorary titles and state awards were People's Artist of the USSR (1983), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971), and Order of the Red Star (1946).[3] He died 4 April 2004 in Moscow.

Filmography

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Notes

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  1. ^ Russian: Никита Владимирович Богословский, romanized: Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-1442268425.
  2. ^ Rollberg, Peter (November 7, 2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema (30th ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "Никита Владимирович Богословский". www.biograph.ru. Retrieved 2011-01-01.

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