Alexander Mirzayan

Alexander Zavenovich Mirzayan (Russian: Александр Завенович Мирзаян) (born on July 20, 1945) is a Russian poet, composer, songwriter, bard and bard music theoretician.

From 1970 he started to participate in the Moscow KSP (Klub Samodejatel'noj Pesni, Clubs of Amateur Song) activities.

Mirzayan became laureate of numerous KSP festivals at that time.

In 1970–1980, Mirzayan's active civil stand and his affinity to the underground culture (poetry of Daniil Kharms, Joseph Brodsky etc.)

From the end of 1990, Mirzayan started research on the historical and philosophical aspects of the song phenomena.