Alexander Zhitinsky
Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky (January 19, 1941January 25, 2012) was a Russian writer and journalist, founder of the Gelikon Plus publishing house. He used the pseudonyms Rock-diletant, МАССА, and Maccolit. He was born into the family of a military pilot on January 19, 1941.
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Alexander Zhitinsky
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- Name
- Alexander Zhitinsky
- Birth Name
- Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky
- Born
- January 19, 1941
- Birthplace
- Simferopol, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
- Died
- 25 January 2012
- Place of death
- Finland
- Occupation
- writer and journalist
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Fields
- prose and poetry.
- Education
- Peter the Great Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky (January 19, 1941January 25, 2012) was a Russian writer and journalist, founder of the Gelikon Plus publishing house. He used the pseudonyms Rock-diletant, МАССА, and Maccolit. He was born into the family of a military pilot on January 19, 1941.
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After finishing his education at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, he became a well-known author, publishing 12 books during his career. He died on January 25, 2012. The 1989 film The Stairway is based on his eponymous novella.
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• Name — Alexander Zhitinsky • Birth Name — Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky • Born — January 19, 1941 • Birthplace — Simferopol, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR • Died — 25 January 2012 • Place of death — Finland • Occupation — writer and journalist
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