Alexander Gorodnitsky

Alexander Gorodnitsky

Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky (Алекса́ндр Моисе́евич Городни́цкий) (b. March 20, 1933 in Leningrad) is a well-known Russian bard and poet. Professionally, he is a geologist and oceanographer.

Gorodnitsky graduated with a degree in Geophysics from Leningrad University in 1957, and received a Ph.D. in geological and mineralogical sciences in 1982. He became a professor in 1991 and has published over 130 scientific papers.

Since 1962, he has participated in Arctic geological expeditions and sailed on board various scientific research vessels. Gorodnitsky’s first songs appeared during his expedition in 1953. For a long time his songs were distributed via samizdat tape recordings, and often performed by other singers. Like Alexander Galich, and unlike other bards, Gorodnitsky composed and sang his songs a cappella for several decades; later, he started playing the guitar. Most of his songs are of the Tourist Song sub-genre and are based on his personal experiences. In concert, he usually performs with a professional guitarist accompanying him.

Gorodnitsky currently resides in Moscow and regularly performs at concerts and various bard festivals.

External links

*ru icon [http://gorodnit.bard.ru/ gorodnit.bard.ru] — official site.
*en icon [http://www.ceo.spb.ru/eng/music/gorodnitskij.a.m/index.shtml Personalities of Saint-Petersburg] — biography and photographs.
*en icon [http://www.russia-ic.com/culture_art/music/442/ Alexander Gorodnitsky’s bio]


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