Music and Time Annotation << Back The unknown author of the famous romances A.V. Karbovskaya, V.F. Karbovsky The article is devoted to the work of Eugene Yuriev, poet and composer, author of many famous romances of the early XX century. Despite the popularity of musical works, almost nothing is known about the author. Despite his short life, E. Yuriev managed to create a number of significant works that remain popular today. Many of these works were banned in the 20–30 – ies of XX century, and only after several decades of oblivion again began to return to the audience. The article presents the results of the authors’ research, thanks to which it was possible to establish the dates of E. Yuriev’s life, some details of his life and work, as well as to establish the place of his burial. The article presents previously unknown photos of E. Yuriev. Keywords: Evgeny Dmitrievich Yuriev, " Ding-Ding-Ding...", " Why love, why suffer...", author of romances, unknown poet and composer. Contacts: - Pp. 09-11.