Boris Fomin

Boris Ivanovich Fomin (Бори́с Ива́нович Фоми́н, 12 April 1900, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – 25 October 1948, Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet musician and composer who specialized in the Russian romance. Several of Fomin's songs became popular in 1920s, most notably "Dorogoj dlinnoju" ("Дорогой длинною", By the long road), commonly known for its English version "Those Were the Days", made world-famous in 1968 by Mary Hopkin and credited to Eugene Raskin who in 1962 wrote the English lyrics for the tune and claimed the song for his own. It was composed by Boris Fomin in 1924, first interpreted and recorded by Tamara Tsereteli (1925) and Alexander Vertinsky (1926); it was the latter who popularized it abroad.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 12, 1900 (Saint Petersburg), Died October 25, 1948 (Moscow)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Disc label for Vi 81919 credits "B. Fomin." Forename from Russian-records.com.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	XVE-01822	10-in.	5/14/1928	Chasy schitatʹ (Часы считать)	M. A. Sadovskaya	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer

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