Bard, poet. Alexander Alexandrovich Suhanov was born in 1952 in Saratov, a city located in the heart of the Volga Region of Russia.  By occupation he is a mathematician, graduating from the distinguished Lomonosov Univirsity in Moscow in 1974.   He was also a professor of mathematics throughout the 1970s, teaching at the Academy of U. A. Gagarin.  Since 1981 he has worked in the labs of the MGU.  

Aside from the scientific world, which surprisingly so many bards belonged to, Suhanov was also in love with music.  He had begun writing his own songs in 1969, claiming that the song "Crane" was his first.   He studied classical violin at school as well, and the classical method is noticed throughout his songs.   In many ways his style is somewhat similar to that of Alexander Dolsky, who combines the elements of classical guitar in his compositions.  

He has also composed many songs to the works of other famous Russian poets, including those of Annensky, Tarkovsky, Rubtsev, and Zabolotsky.  He is a member of the Union of Russian Writers and lives in Moscow.

Suhanov singing method is very tender, soft, and thoughtful.  Unlike the the raw elements of earlier bards of the 50s, Suhanov is of a later generation whose works are more mellow.  He has achieved a renowned status in the bard world, however never reached the level of a superstar like Vysotsky, Okudzhava, Dolsky, and Dolina.   He remains an active bard, who may still gain great popularity in Russian society.   He is very much known in the Russian diaspora in the United States and Israel.