Vadkovsky, Fyodor Fyodorovich
(1800–1844)
Vadkovsky [Vatkóffsky], Fyodor Fyodorovich (1800, M.; 1–8–1844, Oyok, Irkutsk distr.). Violinist and comp. Was sentenced to prison and exiled to Siberia after the unsuccessful Decembrist uprising. Wrote principally popular romances and songs. Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of Music] (Moscow, 1973)