What is Alexander Alexandrov?
[[Image:A B Alexandrov.jpg|thumb|250px|Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov]] '''Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov''' ({{lang-ru|Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Алекса́ндров}}; {{OldStyleDate|13 April|1883|1 April}} – 8 July 1946) was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] composer, who wrote the [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union|Soviet national anthem]] in 1944, and founded the [[Alexandrov Ensemble]]. The same music in the Soviet national anthem was used to make the [[National anthem of Russia|Russian national anthem]] in 2000. {{Commonscat}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexandrov, Alexander}} [[Category:1883 births]] [[Category:1946 deaths]] [[Category:Russian composers]] [[Category:Soviet generals]] {{bio-stub}}