Chasiv Yar
Encyclopedia
Chasiv Yar is a city in Donetsk Oblast
(province
) of Ukraine
. Population is 16,612 (2001).
Joseph Kobzon
is an iconic Soviet crooner
who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union
". He was born on September 11, 1937 to Jewish parents in the mining town of Chasiv Yar.
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Population is 16,612 (2001).
Joseph Kobzon
Iosif Davydovich Kobzon is a Soviet and Russian singer, known for his crooner style.-Early life:Kobzon was born to Jewish parents in the mining town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donbass region of Ukraine....
is an iconic Soviet crooner
Crooner
Crooner is an American epithet given to male singers of pop standards, mostly from the Great American Songbook, either backed by a full orchestra, a big band or by a piano. Originally it was an ironic term denoting an emphatically sentimental, often emotional singing style made possible by the use...
who has been acclaimed as "the official voice of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
". He was born on September 11, 1937 to Jewish parents in the mining town of Chasiv Yar.