Mikhail Marutayev was born on April 2, 1925 in Slavyanske, Donetskaya oblast, USSR. He was a composer, known for
The Red Poppies of Issyk-Kul (1972),
Sorok minut do rassveta (1963) and
Rogatyy bastion (1965). He died on February 1, 2010 in Moscow, Russia.