Venyamin Basner was born on January 1, 1925 in Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl Governorate, RSFSR, USSR as Veniamin Yefimovich Basner. He was a composer, known for Sudba cheloveka (1959), Polosatyy reys (1961) and Bessmertnyy garnizon (1956). He died on September 3, 1996 in St Petersburg, Russia.