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Yury Chernavsky

Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer (died 2025)

Born
March 17, 1947
Died
September 29, 2025
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1947

About Yury Chernavsky

Yury Alexandrovich Chernavsky was a Russian producer, composer and songwriter. Chernavsky was a member of performance rights organisations such as GEMA, BMI, and RAO, and had also been recognized as an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1981, he created a rock group, later named Dinamik, including Yury Kitaev, Sergei Ryzhov, Vladimir Kuzmin, and Yury Chernavsky. In that group, Chernavsky was a music director, played on keyboard and saxophone, and realized as an arranger a lot of his own new musical ideas that were reflected in two first group albums, Dinamik I and Dinamik II. In 1986, Yury was acting as a founder and president of the pop music studio SPM "Record" created under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Soviet Union.

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Yury Chernavsky timeline

  1. In 1981, he created a rock group, later named Dinamik, including Yury Kitaev, Sergei Ryzhov, Vladimir Kuzmin, and Yury Chernavsky.
  2. In 1986, Yury was acting as a founder and president of the pop music studio SPM "Record" created under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of the Soviet Union.

The world when Yury Chernavsky was born

Yury Chernavsky was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yury Chernavsky's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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