On October 29, 1964, Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin, the author of the parade "Farewell to the Slav", Russian composer, musician, conductor, died. Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin was born on February 3, 1884 in the village of Shancherovo, Ryazan province, into a peasant family. At the age of 10, he enrolled as a student in the band of the 308th Tsarevskiy Reserve Battalion of the Astrakhan Battalion. In 1906, Vasily Agapkin was called to military service in the 16th Dragoon Regiment of Tver, stationed near Tiflis. In December 1909, at the end of his service, Agapkin found himself in Tambov. There, on January 12, 1910, he entered long-term service as a staff trumpeter in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and in the fall of 1911, without interruption from service, he began to study in the wind instrument class of the Tambov School of Music. Before entering the school, Agapkin completed a four-year gymnasium course as an external student in six months and passed the exam with excellent grades. In October 1912, the First Balkan War began. Under the influence of this event and on the occasion of the departure of Russian volunteers to the Balkans, Agapkin, while in Tambov, wrote the music for the march "Farewell to the Slavic Woman", which quickly became popular throughout Russia. In honor of this event there is a memorial plaque in Tambov. And in 1914, to the tune of "Farewell to the Slavic Woman", trains with soldiers and officers were already sent to the front for the First World War. On November 7, 1941, at the famous parade on Red Square in Moscow, Agapkin conducted the combined orchestra. On June 24, 1945, Agapkin's orchestra was part of the orchestra included in the Victory Parade. In total, Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin served as a military musician for 61 years. In 1955 he was forced to resign. In the archives of the NKVD there is a denunciation made against the musician by the political officer of his orchestra. From then until 1964, he lived almost continuously in his dacha in the city of Hotkovo, in a small house allocated to him by the state. Here he engaged in composition work and received students.

On October 29, 1964, Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin, the author of the parade "Farewell to the Slav", Russian composer, musician, conductor, died. Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin was born on February 3, 1884 in the village of Shancherovo, Ryazan province, into a peasant family. At the age of 10, he enrolled as a student in the band of the 308th Tsarevskiy Reserve Battalion of the Astrakhan Battalion. In 1906, Vasily Agapkin was called to military service in the 16th Dragoon Regiment of Tver, stationed near Tiflis. In December 1909, at the end of his service, Agapkin found himself in Tambov. There, on January 12, 1910, he entered long-term service as a staff trumpeter in the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and in the fall of 1911, without interruption from service, he began to study in the wind instrument class of the Tambov School of Music. Before entering the school, Agapkin completed a four-year gymnasium course as an external student in six months and passed the exam with excellent grades. In October 1912, the First Balkan War began. Under the influence of this event and on the occasion of the departure of Russian volunteers to the Balkans, Agapkin, while in Tambov, wrote the music for the march "Farewell to the Slavic Woman", which quickly became popular throughout Russia. In honor of this event there is a memorial plaque in Tambov. And in 1914, to the tune of "Farewell to the Slavic Woman", trains with soldiers and officers were already sent to the front for the First World War. On November 7, 1941, at the famous parade on Red Square in Moscow, Agapkin conducted the combined orchestra. On June 24, 1945, Agapkin's orchestra was part of the orchestra included in the Victory Parade. In total, Vasily Ivanovich Agapkin served as a military musician for 61 years. In 1955 he was forced to resign. In the archives of the NKVD there is a denunciation made against the musician by the political officer of his orchestra. From then until 1964, he lived almost continuously in his dacha in the city of Hotkovo, in a small house allocated to him by the state. Here he engaged in composition work and received students.