Musicology Annotation << Back The outstanding people of music education of Russian abroad Nadezhda P. Mamaeva The article is devoted to the prominent musicians and teachers of Russian abroad, S.P. Orlov and M.V. Chernosvitova. On a base of archival sources material their main biographical information is presented, some views on school music education are disclosed. It is stated that S.P. Orlov and M.V. Chernosvitova had published a number of articles, teaching materials, manuals for musical training and education of emigrant children. They took an active part in public musical and educational working. The conclusion: these teachers emphasized the special meaning of music in children education, they gave an exceptional role to Russian musical culture as a factor of national identity preservation of students, involved the study of music in the country of residence in foreign culture environment. The experience of these musical fi gures haven’t received the coverage in the scientific literature until now. Keywords: Russian abroad, music education, music teachers, S.P. Orlov, M.V. Chernosvitova. Contacts: E-mail: nadya.mamaeva@bk.ru Pp. 36-39.