Larisa Sokolova



Larisa Sokolov (Russian Лариса Соколова) is the wife of Aleksandr S. Sokolov (Russian: Александр С. Соколов) the former Minister of Culture and Mass Communication of Russia. She is a member of the Russian composers union, and has a Ph.d. in Musicology. Currently the Head Chair of musicology and composition in the Musical Pedagogical Institute.

Early life
Born Larisa Pamfilovna (Russian: Лариса Панфиловна) in Belarus, March 31, 1955 her family relocated to Saint Petersburg where her father was stationed in the army. She studied piano and graduated from the Minsk Conservatory.

She has 1 children.