Background
Grigory Aleksandrovich Smetanin was born on February 1, 1894, in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, Russian Federation.
Grigory Aleksandrovich Smetanin was born on February 1, 1894, in Tambov, Tambovskaya oblast, Russian Federation.
Grigory Aleksandrovich graduated from the Saratov Conservatory in 1918 and studied at the Central Correspondence Music and Pedagogical Institute in Moscow.
Grigory Aleksandrovich was one of the founders of the Tambov culture centers and choir in 1918 he performed with. Worked as a teacher at the Tambov School of Music from 1922 till 1950.
