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Viktor Gusev
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For Russian TV presenter and sports commentator, see Viktor Gusev (sports commentator).
Viktor Mikhaylovich Gusev (Russian: Ви́ктор Миха́йлович Гу́сев, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ ˈɡusʲɪf] ⓘ; 30 January 1909 – 23 January 1944) wrote lyrics to accompany several patriotic Soviet military tunes, including 'Polyushko Pole' and 'March of the Artillerymen'.[1]
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He wrote the play Spring in Moscow, which was the first Soviet musical theatre, staged by New Theatre under Nikolay Akimov in the early 1950s.[2] It was later made into a film of the same name.[3]