Евгений Дога

Eugen Doga or Evgheni Dimitrievici Doga was a Soviet, Moldovan, and Russian composer, teacher, public figure. He was born on March 1, 1937 in the village of Mokra, Rybnitsa district (now the territory of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic). Died 3 June 2025. Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1984). People's Artist of the USSR (1987). Knight of the Moldavian Order of the Republic (1997). He began his career as a cellist in the orchestra musician State Committee of R.S.S.M. for Television and Radio Professor of Music at "Ștefan Neaga" School in Chişinău. Member of Editorial Board of the Ministry of Culture of Moldavian Republic (RSS Moldovenești). He became (from 1967) one of the most famous composers of cinema and TV films in post-Soviet space, writing music for over 200 films.