candidate: Nikolay Sokolov ( 1859–1922 ) , composer of chamber and choral music , member of the Belyayev circle Maximilian Steinberg ( 1883–1946 ) , 20th - century composer and pedagogue , born in what is now Lithuania Igor Stravinsky ( 1882–1971 ) , 20th century primitivist , neoclassical and jazz composer , known for his early ballet " The Rite of Spring " Georgy Sviridov ( 1915–1998 ) , a 20th - century neoromantic composer of mostly vocal and choral music , most famous for his orchestral suite ' The Snowstorm ' .