Leonid (Joseph) Dukhovny (July 18, 1938 – May 4, 2022) was a Soviet and American songwriter, poet, musician, bard, producer.

Most famous songs are "Podol" ("А без Подола Киев невозможен"), "Waltz for Two" ("Вальс двоих"), "Spring In The Forest" ("Осень в лесу"), "Let's Talk" ("Давай поговорим").

[2] Dukhovny was one of seven heads of the Bard (Soviet Union) movement, responsible for Ukraine and Moldova.

After moving to San Francisco Bay Area in 1992, he founded and became the president of one of the first and the largest Bard clubs "Poluostrov" ("Peninsula") in USA.

He frequently judged regional, country, international festivals (Moscow, Chimgan, Minsk, Riga, Leningrad, Kyiv, Ottawa, San Francisco and others).

On October 19, 1992, Leonid founded "Poluostrov" ("Peninsula") bard club in San Francisco Bay Area, and led it until his death.

Dukhovny was an author of a number of articles and theoretical developments on the problems and history of the Bard (Soviet Union) movement.