[PAR] [TLE] Konstantin Podrevsky [SEP] Konstantin Nikolayevich Podrevsky (Russian: Константин Николаевич Подревский , January 14, 1888, Turinsk, Tobolsk Governorate, Russian Empire, — February 4, 1930, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian Soviet poet of Polish origin on mother's side, a translator and lyricist, co-author of more than 150 popular songs of the 1920s, including "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" which he wrote with Boris Fomin. [PAR] [TLE] Those Were the Days (song) [SEP] "Those Were the Days" is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu" ("Дорогой длинною", literally "By the long road"), composed by Boris Fomin (1900–1948) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky.  It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism.
[PAR] [TLE] Konstantin Podrevsky [ SEP ] Konstantin Nikolayevich Podrevsky ( Russian : Константин Николаевич Подревский , January 14 , 1888 , Turinsk , Tobolsk Governorate , Russian Empire , — February 4 , 1930 , Moscow , USSR ) was a Russian Soviet poet of Polish origin on mother 's side , a translator and lyricist , co - author of more than 150 popular songs of the 1920s , including " Dorogoi dlinnoyu " which he wrote with Boris Fomin . [PAR] [TLE] Those Were the Days ( song ) [ SEP ] " Those Were the Days " is a song credited to Gene Raskin , who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song " Dorogoi dlinnoyu " ( " Дорогой длинною " , literally " By the long road " ) , composed by Boris Fomin ( 1900–1948 ) with words by the poet Konstantin Podrevsky . It deals with reminiscence upon youth and romantic idealism .
Which Russian poet co-authored a song later given new English lyrics to its tune?
Which Russian poet co - authored a song later given new English lyrics to its tune ?
Konstantin Nikolayevich Podrevsky
Konstantin Nikolayevich Podrevsky