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Here is a list of surviving People's Artists of the USSR. Remarkably, they all they all tend to receive an obituary in their home country (and usually one in Russia too). Many of these, particularly the Russians, are still popular and prominent even today. After the fall of the Soviet Union they remained well connected and some went into politics themselves. You'll often see them at photoshoots with Vladimir Putin or waving Russian flags at events in support of the annexation of Crimea. Maya Kuliyeva (IMDb) - Turkmen Operatic Soprano/Actress - b. 1st May 1920 Vladimir Etush (IMDb) - Russian Actor - b. 6th May 1922 Yuliya Borisova (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 17th March 1925 Marlen Khutsiev (IMDb) - Georgian-Russian Filmmaker - b. 4th October 1925 Inna Makarova (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 28th July 1926 Yury Grigorovich (IMDb) - Russian Ballet Dancer/Choreographer - b. 2nd January 1927 - The Independent profile. Vladimir Naumov (IMDb) - Russian Film Director/Writer - b. 6th December 1927 Elina Bystritskaya (IMDb) - Ukrainian-Russian Actress - b. 4th April 1928 Oleg Strizhenov (IMDb) - Russian Actor - b. 10th August 1929 Aleksandra Pakhmutova (IMDb) - Russian Composer - b. 9th November 1929 - Composer of Goodbye Moscow! from the 1980 Olympics. Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva - Turkmen Opera Singer - b. 23rd February 1930 Georgiy Daneliya (IMDb) - Georgian Film Director/Screenwriter - b. 25th August 1930 Medea Amiranashvili - Georgian Operatic Soprano - b. 10th October 1930 Murad Kajlayev - Azerbaijani-Russian Composer/Conductor - b. 15th January 1931 Shuhrat Abbosov (IMDb) - Uzbek Actor/Film Director/Screenwriter/Producer - b. 16th January 1931 Gennady Rozhdestvensky CBE - Russian Conductor - b. 4th May 1931 Valery Klimov - Ukrainian-Russian Violinist - b. 16th October 1931 Igor Kirillov - Russian State News Anchor - b. 14th September 1932 Rodion Shchedrin - Russian Composer/Pianist - b. 16th December 1932 Eldar Shengelaia (IMDb) - Georgian Film Director/Screenwriter - b. 26th January 1933 Tatiana Doronina (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 12th September 1933 Arif Malikov - Azerbaijani Composer - b. 13th September 1933 Mark Zakharov (IMDb) - Russian Film Director/Playwright - b. 13th October 1933 Galina Volchek (IMDb) - Russian Actress/Film Director - b. 19th December 1933 - The Evening Standard profile. Vasily Lanovoy (IMDb) - Russian Actor - b. 16th January 1934 Oleg Basilashvili (IMDb) - Russian Actor - b. 26th September 1934 Alisa Freindlich (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 8th December 1934 Nikolai Slichenko (IMDb) - Russian Singer - b. 27th December 1934 Yury Solomin (IMDb) - Russian Actor/Director - b. 18th June 1935 Oleg Tabakov (IMDb) - Russian Actor - b. 17th August 1935 Virgilijus Noreika - Lithuanian Operatic Tenor - b. 22nd September 1935 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (IMDb) - Armenian Actor - b. 3rd October 1935 Raimonds Pauls (IMDb) - Latvian Composer - b. 12th January 1936 Vladislav Chernushenko - Russian Conductor - b. 14th January 1936 Nani Bregvadze (IMDb) - Georgian Vocalist/Actress - b. 21st July 1936 Zeynab Khanlarova - Azerbaijani Operatic Soprano - b. 28th December 1936 Regimantas Adomaitis (IMDb) - Lithuanian Actor - b. 31st January 1937 Edita Piekha (IMDb) - Russian Singer/Actress - b. 31st July 1937 Joseph Kobzon (IMDb) - Russian Singer - b. 11th September 1937 - BBC, The Guardian, The New York Times profiles. Yoqub Ahmedov (IMDb) - Uzbek Actor - b. 3rd January 1938 Igor Luchenok - Belarusian Composer - b. 6th August 1938 Yuri Termirkanov - Russian Conductor - b. 10th December 1938 - The Guardian, The Times reviews. Vladimir Atlantov (IMDb) - Russian Operatic Tenor - b. 19th February 1939 Lyudmila Chursina (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 20th July 1941 Yuri Vladimirov - Russian Ballet Dancer - b. 1st January 1942 - The Telegraph, The New York Times mentions. Makvala Kasrashvili - Georgian-Russian Operatic Soprano - b. 13th March 1942 Eliso Virsaladze - Georgian Pianist - b. 1942 Tamara Sinyavskaya (IMDb) - Russian Operatic Mezzo-Soprano - b. 6th July 1943 Inna Churikova (IMDb) - Russian Actress - b. 5th October 1943 - BBC, The Times profiles and reviews. Vladimir Spivakov - Russian Conductor/Violinist - b. 12th September 1944 Liana Isakadze - Georgian Violinist - b. 2nd August 1946 Viktor Tretiakov - Russian Conductor/Violinist - b. 17th October 1946 Fidan Gasimova - Azerbaijani Operatic Soprano - b. 17th June 1947 Sofia Rotaru - Ukrainian Singer - b. 7th August 1947 Farhad Badalbeyli - Azerbaijani Composer/Pianist - b. 1947 Valentin Elizariev - Belarusian Balletmaster/Choreographer - b. 1947 Zebo Aminzoda - Tajik Ballerina/Choreographer - b. 3rd October 1948 Alla Pugacheva (IMDb) - Russian Singer - b. 15th April 1949 - Russia's Eurovision Representative of 1997. Malika Kalontarova - Tajik-American Dancer - b. 2nd September 1950 Ludmila Semenyaka - Russian Ballerina - b. 16th January 1952 - The New York Times review. Yuri Bashmet - Russian Conductor/Violinist/Violist - b. 24th January 1953 - The New York Times, The Telegraph profiles. Galina Shoidagbaeva - Russian Operatic Soprano - b. 5th July 1953 Nadezhda Pavlova - Russian Ballerina - b. 15th May 1956 - The Telegraph mention.

Ian Holm cannot die yet. Tom Skerritt is first, or so the movie said. John Hurt (25th of January, 2017) Harry Dean Stanton (15th of September 2017) Tom Skerritt Ian Holm Yaphet Kotto Veronica Cartwright Sigourney Weaver (two movies later) Edit: Well, Tom Skerritt gives no indication of dying anytime soon...

So ok I’m drinkin my way to drunk, going thru Walmart for munchies and beer and walk past the music section and fucking Joey Feek CD staring at me. I promised I’d buy the damn thing when she died so now I have. Only drunk ass fuck who has a death pool interest in this recording so now I sit her drinkin and listening to my Joey CD. SC

Please remember that the Graham Family worship MONEY! They will squeaze every last dime of those who attend their rallies. These ralies are pure money machines with a little bit of hate and fear put in. If you are able, I recommend every Brit on this site to sign the petition to not allow this wolf in sheeps clothing into your country.

Well, there was some form of applause in the bar, so I wouldn't call it a miserable fail You were wonderful, Darling

As Book can attest, I miserably failed at Carly Simon's 'Nobody does it better'. But my Sinead O'Connor was quite good many years ago.

Last Years winner Salvador Sobal has a heart transplant.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42296971

Not a wonderful world for Otis Redding on this day 50 years ago, aged 26.

Kong Hon? Phooey!

incredible funeral today. thousand and thousand people on Champs Elysée today (likely some million on TV) , more than 700 bikers to escort the coffin, some concert. 've never seen that in my life.

Your street cred has just hit - 72.

I've never done kareoke, but would probably choose an instrumental like Tubular Bells and treat the audience to a thousand yard stare instead.

Count me in as someone who has only ever done karaoke once. In my final couple of weeks in Cologne, those of us who were leaving were all challenged to something no-one would expect us to so I though I'd have a go at karaoke. I tried to sing Itchycoo Park and I think Lane and Marriott are still turning in their graves.

The only time I was ever coerced up to do karaoke, the karaoke machine promptly and permanently broke down. I suspect this was to save the human race.

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies Vehicle - Ides of March Undone - Guess Who (FTR, this is a very challenging song to do, and for that reason I love trying it once in a while. If you can sing at all give it a try) Rocket Man - Sir Elton John (actually anything by Sir Elton, I actually sound more like him than he does. Don't know why, it's a gift [unless you hate him]). Teacher or Aqualung - Jethro Tull (actually anything by Jethro Tull, I actually sound more like Ian Anderson than he does. Don't know why, it's a gift [unless you hate him]). Sir C. (Edit - I'm pretty serious about the Ian Anderson comment, but dead fahkin serious about Sir Elton).

Lawdy, this would be a very very long list for me indeed. I'll give you a few of my favourites to chant: American Pie - Don McLean The Look of Love - ABC Land of a Thousand Dances - Wilson Pickett Disco Inferno - The Trammps Since You Been Gone - Rainbow New World In The Morning - Roger Whittaker

Deathrace form Guide #2 Barbara Bush - hedge-haired former first lady who may not be the first Bush to be bagged by dead poolers in 2018; that said she's reckoned to be a banker of only marginally less value than her loose limbed a heavily libidoed other half.

On this, the 100th anniversary of the death of Mata Hari, allow me to present the LAST PLACE song of Eurovision 1976, as performed by Anne Karine Strom of Norway, presently age 66, so a solid decade-plus away from ever being mentioned in this thread again. SC

Clarkson's off the ciggies....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4827320/Jeremy-Clarkson-FINALLY-quits-43-year-smoking-habit.html Still not off the breathing though...

In other news, Guinness World Records have just confirmed Daniels has now beaten David Blaine's record for the longest time spent by a magician in a box!

Yes, it will definitely be his last 97th birthday!

Wasn't there ones about the beatles being replaced ? Someone already replaced Paul McCartney's mouth with a cat's asshole.