Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Andrei Volkonsky the initiator: a profile of his life and work, Yuri Kholopov; Chapter 2 Philip Gershkovich's search for the lost essence of music, Yuri Kholopov; Chapter 3 Sergei Slonimsky: the impetus to innovation and cultural synthesis, Valentina Kholopova; Chapter 4 Boris Tishchenko: striking spontaneity against a rationalistic background, Valentina Kholopova; Chapter 5 Valentin Silvestrov's lyrical universe, Svetlana Savenko; Chapter 6 Leonid Grabovsky: constants of style, Svetlana Savenko; Chapter 7 A drama of non-recognition: a profile of Nikolai Karetnikov's life and work, Mikhail Tarakanov; Chapter 8 Alemdar Karamanov: an outsider in Soviet music, Yuri Kholopov; Chapter 9 The labyrinths of Roman Ledenyov's creative work, Valentina Kholopova; Chapter 10 Vyacheslav Artyomov: in search of artistic truth, Mikhail Tarakanov; Chapter 11 Faraj Karayev: genug or not genug, Vladimir Barsky; Chapter 12 The magic of Alexander Knaifel's message, Svetlana Savenko; Chapter 13 Secrets of the moscow composition school in Vladislav Shoot's pure music, Valentina Kholopova; Chapter 14 Alexander Vustin: the battlefield is the soul, Valeria Tsenova; Chapter 15 A lyrical digression with commentary or, that 'notorious' Ekimovsky, Vladimir Barsky; Chapter 16 Alexander Raskatov's apologia, Vladimir Barsky; Chapter 17 Sergei Pavlenko: on the way to simplicity, Vladimir Barsky; Chapter 18 The culturology of Vladimir Tarnopolsky, Valeria Tsenova;