Evgeny Agranovich
Evgeny Danilovich Agranovich (Russian: Евгений Данилович Агранович, October 13, 1918, Oryol, Russia — January 29, 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian poet and bard.[1]
He was an alumni of the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute. Eugeny Agranovich wrote many popular Russian songs including Одесса-мама (Odessa-mama, Odessa the Mother), Я в весеннем лесу пил берёзовый сок (Ya v vessennem lesu pil beryozovy sok, I Drank a Birch Sap in the Spring Forest), Вечный огонь (Vechny Ogon, The Eternal Flame), etc.