Anatolii Kyrylovych Yevdokymenko (20 January 1942, Kapitanivka - 23 October 2002, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian musician, leader of the Chervona Ruta ensemble. People's Artist of Ukraine (1992). Husband of singer Sofia Rotaru (since 22 September 1968).
He was born on 20 January 1942 in Kapitanivka village (now Lyman district, Odesa region). He studied at Chernivtsi secondary school No. 3. He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Chernivtsi University (1971) and the Kyiv Institute of Culture (1982).
In 1971-1977, he was an artist of the vocal and instrumental ensemble "Chervona Ruta" of the Chernivtsi Philharmonic; from 1971 - artistic director and director of concert programmes with the participation of Sofia Rotaru; in 1977-2002 - soloist of the Crimean Philharmonic (Simferopol). He performed pop arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs.
He died in Kyiv on 23 October 2002. He was buried at the Baikove cemetery.
His brother, Valerii Yevdokymenko, was the secretary of the Chernivtsi City Committee of the CPSU in 1967-1989.
Memorial.
In 2003, in Chernivtsi, the street where Anatolii Yevdokymenko lived was named after him.
