Mark Anatolievich Minkov (Russian: ???? ??????????? ??????; 25 November 1944 – 29 May 2012) was a Soviet/Russian music composer. His music is featured in a number of operas, ballets, stage performances, and films.He composed the scores for more than a hundred cinema and television films, including Sledstvie vedut znatoki (1985), We Are from Jazz (1983), Neznayka s nashego dvora (1983) and the In port animated film.His awards included an Honoured Cultural Worker of Russia Federation, Laureate Awards of the All-Union and International composer contests.He was the President of the Russian Cinematic Composers Guild, an acting member of the Russian Cinematic Academy Nika Award, a member of the Composers Union (1970), and a member of the Cinematographers Union (1981).