Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov

Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (Russian: Александр Васильевич Александров, Aleksandr Vasilevich Aleksandrov) (13 April [O.S. 1 April] 1883 — July 8, 1946) was a Russian Soviet composer, the founder of the Red Army Choir, who wrote the music for the national anthem of the Soviet Union, which in 2001, became the anthem of Russia (with new lyrics).