At the age of 86, the author of The Words of the Anthem of St. About this tass report St. Branch President St. Petersburg of Russian writers Boris Orlov.

According to him, in the last years of his life, ChuProv was “seriously ill”.
The last time we appeared before the pandemic, but we talked over the phone. We have known him for more than 30 years – he is a patriot of his homeland and a great poet, a great journalist. When they announced a contest for the National Anthem, he participated because he had the experience of creating such documents – he wrote hymns for some organizations at the same time. But before him, the national anthem of our city was done without saying words for a long time, adding Orlov.
ChuProv was born on March 7, 1939 in Komi Assr. He was a member of the alliance of writers of the Russian Federation, a member of the St. Petersburg and a professor at the International Slavic Academy. ChuProv's songs, performed by Andrrei Mironov, Joseph Kobzon, Edward Hil, Edita Piekh and other famous artists.