June 26, died before he lived very little until the 90th anniversary, the remarkable poet Andrey Dementyev. He was not just a poet, we lived under songs to which he wrote words, read magazines that he edited, read his poems, they were in tune with many.

It's like Andrey Dementiev, the expression "Poet in Russia is more than a poet". He was a part of our life. 50 collections of poems, many years of editorial work in the journal "Youth". It is with him in the magazine debuted many poets and writers who previously were afraid to print.

Farewell to the poet was held on June 29 in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. My relatives, colleagues, artists, songwriters-many Iosif Kobzon, Larisa Rubalskaya, Vladimir Solovyov, Ilya Reznik, Leonid Roshal, Vladislav Tretiak, Valentina Tereshkova, Mark Rozovsky, Polad Bulbul-oglu, Alexander Gradsky, came from Dementiev to say goodbye to Dementiev. , Ilze Liepa, Mikhail Shvydkoi. And there was an endless string of those for whom he wrote his poems, for whom his death is like the loss of a loved one. Condolence in connection with the death of Andrey Dementyev was expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Those who came to part with the poet read his poems, remembered a remarkably good, sensitive, honest and decent man. He probably would have become a good doctor, but the son of a Tver peasant, an employee of the experienced station of Timiryazevka, who passed the GULAG, did not take part in the military medical academy. He began his literary activity right after graduating from the Literary Institute. Gorky.

20 minutes continued ovations came to bid farewell to the wonderful poet, when they took out the coffin. Andrey Dementyev was buried at the Kuntsevo Cemetery near the E grave. Martynov, in co-authorship with whom many songs were written, next to the grave of his son.

We left his verses - simple, honest and understandable, songs that everyone loves - "Ballad of the Mother", "Stuntmen", "Alyonushka", "I paint you", "Father's House", "Swan fidelity" and many others.