Famous Soviet-Russian composer Gennady Gladkov passed away in the Russian capital on Monday aged 88, the state-run TASS news agency reported. Gladkov is known for composing music for over 100 Soviet and Russian films, cartoons and theatrical plays. His most famous work was a soundtrack to the 1969 Soviet animated musical "The Bremen Town Musicians."
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