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Wikipedia: Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (June 1 1804 – February 15 1857), was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. Glinka's compositions were an important influence on future Russian composers, notably the members of The Five, who took Glinka's lead and produced a distinctive Russian style of music.
![[Statue near Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Glinka_Monument_s.jpg "Statue near Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg")
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![[Grave of Mikhail Glinka on Tikhvin Cemetery in Saint Petersburg]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Glinka_Grave_s.jpg "Grave of Mikhail Glinka on Tikhvin Cemetery in Saint Petersburg")
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![[Glinka in the 1840s, portrait by Yanenko]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mikhail_Glinka_1840_s.jpg "Glinka in the 1840s, portrait by Yanenko")
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![[Mikhail Glinka in 1856]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Glinka_1856_s.jpg "Mikhail Glinka in 1856")
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