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Rimsky-Korsakov was a navy officer but soon discovered his love for music. Since 1861 he belonged to the group of Balakirew but later he returned to the traditional way of composing. He combined uniquely the Russian folk songs with the music of the Orthodox Church. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the first Russian symphony and Igor Strawinsky was one of his students.

Nikolay Ivanov was an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (11.5.1976), People's Artist of Russia (December 31, 1992). He graduated from the drama studio at the Leningrad Youth Theater (1963). Since 1960 Ivanov is an actor of the Leningrad (St. Petersburg) Youth Theater named after A.A. Bryantsev, he played more than 80 roles. Ivanov's cinema career started in the late 60's. The role of Ivan Savelyev in the television series "Eternal Call" brought him an extraordinary popularity and love of viewers. Among his other famous works: Apraksin in the historical series "Young Russia", Volodya in the drama "Grasshopper", a corrupt KGB worker in the action film "Labels". Ivanov is the laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1979, the performer of the role of Ivan Silentevich Savelyev, for his participation in the film "Eternal Call.") He was also awarded The Order of Friendship (2003)and the winner of the Russian National Theater Award "Harlequin" in 2012 in the nomination "For Great Service to the Theater for Children".

Natalya Parashkina was born on 30 May 1974 in Tikhvin, Leningradskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She is an actress, known for Reverberatsiya (2015), Kamera, motor! (2002) and Sindrom otlozhennogo schastya (2023).