Iona Tuskiya

Iona Tuskiya (1901–1963)[1] was a Soviet composer from Georgia SSR. He composed music for various movies, such as Eliso in 1928.[2] In 1943, he along with several other composers, had entries for a contest to find out what song should be chosen as the National Anthem of the Soviet Union; the contest was eventually won by Alexander Alexandrov.[3]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Shostakovich, Dimitri; Solomon Volkov (2002-06-12). Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich. Limelight Editions. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-87910-998-1.


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