1)Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka was the founder of Russian classical music. 2)Alexander porfiryevich Borodin is one of the leading Russian composers of the second half of the 19th century. 3) Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky is one of the most brilliant Russian composers of the 19th century. 4) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, perhaps the greatest Russian composer of the 19th century, raised to unprecedented heights Russian musical art. 5)Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov - talented Russian composer, one of the most important figures in the creation of invaluable national musical heritage. 6)Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin - Russian composer and pianist, one of the brightest personalities of Russian and world musical culture. 7) Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - the world's largest composer of the early 20th century, a talented pianist and conductor. 8) Igor Stravinsky - one of the most influential composers of the 20th century, the leader of Neoclassicism. 9) Sergei Prokofiev - one of the greatest Russian composers of the 20th century, pianist, conductor. 10) Dmitry Shostakovich - one of the most significant and most performed composers in the world, his influence on contemporary classical music is immeasurable.