Alexander Naumovich Kolker (Russian: Алекса́ндр Нау́мович Ко́лкер; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer[1] and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981.

[2] Alexander Kolker was married to singer Maria Pakhomenko until her death in 2013.

[3] Kolker died in Saint Petersburg on 1 August 2023, a few days after his 90th birthday.

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