Alexander Zhitinsky

Alexander Zhitinsky
Alexander Zhitinsky, 2011
Alexander Zhitinsky, 2011
Born
Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky

January 19, 1941
Simferopol, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
DiedJanuary 25, 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 71)
Finland
Occupationswriter and journalist

Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Жити́нский; January 19, 1941 – January 25, 2012) was a Russian writer and journalist, founder of the Gelikon Plus [ru] 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. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Петербургский писатель Александр Житинский скончался в Финляндии
  2. ↑ "Скончался известный писатель Александр Житински". Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. ↑ Елена Лаптева (2012-01-25). "Писатель Житинский умер, гостив у брата в Финляндии". Комсомольская Правда. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.