Alexander Galich (Russian: Алекса́ндр Арка́дьевич Га́лич; IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐrˈkadʲjɪvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈɡalʲɪt͡ɕ] ( ), Ukrainian: Олександр Аркадійович Галич; 19 October 1918 – 15 December 1977) was a Russian poet, screenwriter, playwright, singer-songwriter, and dissident.