Aleksandr Davidovich Lipnitsky | |
|---|---|
| Александр Давидович Липницкий | |
 Lipnitsky in 2019 | |
| Born | 8 July 1952 Moscow, USSR |
| Died | 25 March 2021 (aged 68) Nikolina Gora, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
Aleksandr Davidovich Lipnitsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дави́дович Липни́цкий; 8 July 1952 – 25 March 2021[1]) was a Soviet and Russian journalist, writer, and musician. He was one of the founders of the Soviet rock group Zvuki Mu.[2]
Biography
Aleksandr Lipnitsky was born on 8 July 1952 in Moscow.[1] Lipnitsky was the grandson of the actress Tatyana Okunevskaya and the homeopathic doctor Teodor Lipnitsky.[3] His father, David Teodorovich Lipnitsky (1921–1994) was also a homeopathic doctor.[4] His stepfather, Viktor Sukhodrev, was the personal translator of Nikita Khrushchev and Leonid Brezhnev.[5] His mother, Inga Sukhodrev (née Okunevskaya-Varlamova) (1933–2013), was an English teacher.[citation needed] His brother was Vladimir Lipnitsky (1954–1985).[citation needed]
Lipnitsky became friends with Pyotr Mamonov at school and attended concerts with Mamonov and Mamonov's younger brother, Aleksey Bortnichuk.[6] In 1964, Lipnitsky was given his first Beatles record by Triloki Nath Kaul, the Indian Ambassador to the USSR, and became a fan of the band.[7]
Lipnitsky studied journalism at Moscow State University. He became a specialist in jazz and began to be published in Soviet periodicals in 1975. He also became a figure in the underground music scene and dealt records.[6] In the 1980s, he hosted informal concerts by underground musicians at his dacha in Nikolina Gora.[1] His friends in the rock scene included Artemy Troitsky, Viktor Tsoi, Sergey Kuryokhin, Boris Grebenshchikov, Konstantin Kinchev, and Mike Naumenko.[1]
In 1983, Lipnitsky, Mamonov, and Bortnichuk founded Zvuki Mu.[citation needed] Lipnitsky sold his art collection to buy the band's equipment and learned to play bass. Zvuki Mu's first performance took place in February 1984, at Lipnitsky and Mamonov's old school.[8] Lipnitsky played bass in the group until 1990.[citation needed]
From 1990 to 1993, Lipnitsky and Joanna Stingray worked on the TV program Red Wave-21.[6] In the 2000s, he hosted the rock program Yelovaya Submarina on Nostalgiya.[9] From 2010, he hosted a program dedicated to Russian rock on the radio station Finam FM.[10] He regularly performed in groups such as OtZvuki Mu and Grozdya Vinogradovy.[9]
Death
Lipnitsky died on 25 March 2021. While skiing on the Moskva River near the village of Nikolina Gora, he fell through the ice and drowned.[2] It is thought that at the time of his death he was trying to save his dog, who had fallen into the water.[9] Lipnitsky's body was found in the Moskva on 27 March 2021.[11] His funeral took place on 30 March 2021 at the Aksininsky cemetery in the village of Aksinino, near Moscow.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "Александр ЛИПНИЦКИЙ - R.I.P. - Звуки.Ру". Zvuki.ru (in Russian). 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ a b "Zvuki Mu Founder Alexander Lipnitsky Dies at Age 68". The Moscow Times. 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ Lipnitsky, Aleksandr (2010-03-04). "Александр Липницкий: Мои еврейские предки и вещи, которые от них остались. Часть первая – Александр Липницкий – Блог – Сноб". Snob.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Старейшая гомеопатическая династия в России". elinmed.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ Roth, Andrew (2014-05-20). "Viktor M. Sukhodrev, Soviet Leaders' Trusted Interpreter, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ a b c Semenova, Elena (2007-09-07). "Русский рок: с ностальгией, но без пафоса". Nezavisimaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Gortsev, Sergey (June 2006). ""Первую пластинку «Битлз» мне подарил Посол Индии"". Tektonika (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ Troitsky, Artemy (1988). Back in the USSR : the true story of rock in Russia. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Boston : Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-12997-3.
- ^ a b c Baklanov, Aleksandr (2021-03-27). "Один из основателей группы «Звуки Му» Александр Липницкий погиб, провалившись под лед на Москве-реке. Предположительно, он пытался спасти свою собаку". Meduza (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ "Авторский проект Александра Липницкого на «ФИНАМ FM»". radioportal.ru (in Russian). 2010-03-27. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "В Подмосковье нашли тело музыканта Александра Липницкого, утонувшего в Москве-реке". TASS. 2021-03-27. Archived from the original on 2021-03-27. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ^ "Александра Липницкого похоронят на Аксиньинском кладбище в Подмосковье". RBK (in Russian). 2021-03-28. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
External links
- Aleksandr Lipnitsky discography at Discogs
- Aleksandr Lipnitsky on Russian Art Archive Network
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