Thread: Russian artist/bard

Short time ago I bought a CD from Russian DVD with the bard Aleksandr Gorodnitskij. As I have just started to learn Russian I don't understand a word of it, however I find it interesting to listen to him. It seems as if he has been in the trade for a long time. Can some of you tell me anything about him?

Band?

Here is what I found and my poor English translation.

Александр Городницкий

Городницкий Александр Моисеевич (20.03.1933) - ученый - геолог, доктор наук, известный бард, автор популярных песен.

Alexander Gorodnitsky Moiseevich (March 20, 1933) - scientist, geologist, doctor of science, well-known bard, popular song writer.

Родился в Ленинграде в семье служащих. В 1951 г. окончил с золотой медалью среднюю школу г. Ленинграда и в том же году поступил на геофизический факультет Ленинградского горного подробнее...

Born in Leningrad in a family of workers. In 1951, graduated with a gold medal from the central school of Leningrad and in the same year entered the geophysical faculty of Leningrad Mountain подробнее...

Here is a link to some of his music.
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/person. ... &orderby=0

Originally Posted by TATY

Band?

Bard. Who sings his (mostly) songs alone, with guitar.

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Here is what I found and my poor English translation.

Александр Городницкий

Городницкий Александр Моисеевич (20.03.1933) - ученый - геолог, доктор наук, известный бард, автор популярных песен.

Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (March 20, 1933) - scientist, geologist, doctor of science, well-known bard, popular song writer.

Родился в Ленинграде в семье служащих. В 1951 г. окончил с золотой медалью среднюю школу г. Ленинграда и в том же году поступил на геофизический факультет Ленинградского горного подробнее...

Born in Leningrad in a family of workers. In 1951, graduated with a gold medal from the central school of Leningrad and in the same year entered the geophysical faculty of Leningrad Mountain подробнее...

Here is a link to some of his music.
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/person. ... &orderby=0

Подробнее means - full detail, in full. It was a link to view the biog. in full:

Родился в Ленинграде в семье служащих. В 1951 г. окончил с золотой медалью среднюю школу г. Ленинграда и в том же году поступил на геофизический факультет Ленинградского горного института им. Г.В. Плеханова, который окончил в 1957 г. по специальности "геофизика"

Alexander Gorodnitsky Moiseevich (March 20, 1933) - scientist, geologist, doctor of science, well-known bard (singer), popular song writer.

Born in Leningrad to a family of workers. In 1951 he graduated with a gold modal from middle school in Leningrad and in the same year enrolled at the geophysical faculty of the G.V. Plekhanov Leningrad mining insitute, from which he graduated in 1957, specialising in geophysics.

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Alexander Gorodnitsky Moiseevich

wrong word order

Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky
Gorodnitsky Alexander Moiseevich

Originally Posted by Indra

Originally Posted by kwatts59

Alexander Gorodnitsky Moiseevich

wrong word order

Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky
Gorodnitsky Alexander Moiseevich

What name does that patronymic come from? That's not a Russian name is it?

Originally Posted by TATY

What name does that patronymic come from? That's not a Russian name is it?

Моисей, еврейское имя.

Originally Posted by Indra

Originally Posted by TATY

What name does that patronymic come from? That's not a Russian name is it?

Моисей, еврейское имя.

I thought as much.
Is that Moses?

Originally Posted by TATY

Originally Posted by Indra

Originally Posted by TATY

What name does that patronymic come from? That's not a Russian name is it?

Моисей, еврейское имя.

I thought as much.
Is that Moses?

да, по-моему