Grigory Andreevich Lishin (Лишин, Григорий Андреевич St Petersburg, 23 April 1854 - 15 June 1888) was a Russian poet, theatre critic and composer. He composed two operas after texts of Pushkin: Graf Nulin (after Count Nulin) and Tsigane (after The Gypsies), but was mainly known for his songs. Selected recordings The song "Она хохотала" (She laughed) was recorded by Chaliapin and later by Raffaele Arie. References 1854 births 1888 deaths Poets from the Russian Empire Male writers from the Russian Empire Russian male poets Russian critics Composers from the Russian Empire Musicians from Saint Petersburg 19th-century composers 19th-century poets 19th-century male writers from the Russian Empire Burials at Tikhvin Cemetery