https://freerepublic.com/tag/mikhalkov/ en-us Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:15:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327373/posts Mikhalkov, Author of Soviet and Russian Anthem, Dead at 96 28 August 2009 By Nabi Abdullaev / The Moscow Times Sergei Mikhalkov, author of the lyrics of the Soviet and Russian national anthems and a Rolls-Royce of Soviet poetry for more than four decades, died Thursday in a Moscow hospital. He was 96. "He died of old age. He simply fell asleep," said his grandson, film producer Yegor Konchalovsky, RIA-Novosti reported. President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered condolences to his family, including his two sons, prominent film directors Oscar-winning Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky. Both of his... The Moscow Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327373/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:15:41 GMT