Bulat Okudzhava

Soviet writer and singer (1924-1997).

Born May 9th, 1924 in Moscow. [ref]

Died June 12th, 1997 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]

Occupations
actor, composer, guitarist, lyricist, novelist, philologist, poet, prosaist, screenwriter, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, writer
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