Union Of Soviet Composers
The USSR Union of Composers or Union of Composers of the Soviet Union (Russian: Союз композиторов СССР), (also Union of Composers or Composers’ Union), was a professional organisation of composers in the Soviet Union. It still exists as the Union of Composers of Russian Federation.
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