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Grigori Gorin (russian: Григо́рий Го́рин), real name Grigori Israilevich Ofshtein (russian: Григо́рий Изра́илевич Офштейн; March 12, 1940,
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descent. Gorin is particularly credited with scripts for several plays and films,mostly those by
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and perestroika in Soviet history.


Biography

Gorin was born in Moscow to a Jewish family of
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officer father and doctor mother. After graduation from the Sechenov 1st Moscow Medical Institute in 1963, Gorin worked as an
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doctor for some time (his mother spent her medical career on similar position). He was involved in amateur playwriting from his student years. First, with the sketches for the students' local KVN network club. Gorin started publishing his satirical articles and sketches since 1960th, finally choosing writing as the professional career. He worked as a Chief of Humor Department in '' Yunost'' magazine, using ''Galka Galkina'' pen name. In 1966, first book was published — ''Four Under One Cover'' (co-authored). In 1978 — 1990 Gorin was a regular participant in the '' Vokrug Smekha'' (''Around Laughter''), the popular TV program.


Selected works


Dramaturgy

* ''Til'', 1970 — loosely based on
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and other national
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* ''Forget
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!'' — tragic comedy, 1972 * ''The Very Truthful'', 1974 — about
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* ''The House That Swift Built'', 1980 * ''Phenomenons'', 1984 * ''Good Bye, Compere!'', 1985 * ''Domestic Cat of Average Downiness'', 1989 — co-authorship with
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* ''Memorial prayer'', 1989 theatrical, 1993 televised version - loosely based on a
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work * ''Kean IV'', 1991 — loosely based on
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's biography * ''Plague on Both Your Houses!'', 1994 — a loose sequel to '' Romeo and Juliet'' by
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* ''Royal Games'', 1995 * ''Luckyman-Unluckyman'' (''Schastlivtsev-Neschastlivtsev''), 1997 * ''Balakirev The Buffoon'', 1999 theatrical, 2002 televised version


Screenplays

* '' To Kill a Dragon'', 1988 * '' My Tenderly Loved Detective'', 1986 (post-modernist comedy based on the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) * '' Formula of Love'', 1984 * '' The House That Swift Built'', 1983 * ''
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar ''Say a Word for the Poor Hussar'' (russian: О бедном гусаре замолвите слово, italic=yes), translit. . Literary “Put a good word for a poor hussar”) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot in the ...
'', 1980 * '' Naked Kurentsov'', 1980 * '' Case on a Factory No. 6'', 1980 * '' That Very Munchausen'', 1979 * '' Velvet Season'', 1978 * '' 100 Grammes for Bravery'', 1976 * '' You to Me, Me to You'', 1976 * '' Small Comedies of a Big House'', 1975 * '' Stop Potapov!'', 1974


Cultural impact

Many of Gorin's
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s became popular among the Soviet people, e. g. ''piano in the bushes'', which means painstaking preparations for a would-be impromptu.Comments on "piano in the bushes"
at Gramota.ru
This particular one appeared in a humoresque called ''Quite accidentally'' by Arkanov and Gorin, published in that 1966 book.Arkady Arkanov, anchor of Vokrug Smekha Non-Stop
at Russian Kultura TV channel website


References


External links

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Grigori Gorin
at
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