Ivan Dzerzhinsky
Ivan Ivanovich Dzerzhinsky (Russian: Иван Иванович Дзержинский) (April 9, 1909–January 18, 1978) was a Russian composer. He is notable in that the work for which he best known, his opera Quiet Flows the Don (Tikhiy Don), was more successful for its political potential than for any musical distinction.
Read more about Ivan Dzerzhinsky: Personal Life and Career, Style and Technique, Quiet Flows The Don, Honours and Awards