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- Paris Tete-a-tete
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Boris Ivanovich Fomin (Борис Иванович Фомин, 12 April 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – 25 October 1948, Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet musician and composer who specialized in the Russian romance. Several of Fomin's songs became popular in 1920s, most notably "Dorogoj dlinnoju" (Russian: Дорогой длинною, By the long road), commonly known for its English version "Those Were the Days", made world-famous in 1968 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Boris+Fomin">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Boris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- accordionist
- Instrument
- piano accordion
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- place of burial
- Vvedenskoye Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1900-04-12
- date of death
- 1948-10-25
- name
- Boris Ivanovitch Fomine
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Boris Fomin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana