Anatoly Georgievich Aleksin (; original surname Goberman, ; 3 August 1924 in

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– 1 May 2017 in

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), was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli

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. In the late thirties Aleksin's poems were published in a children's newspaper, ''

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''. In 1950 he graduated from the

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and his first novel ''Thirty one day'' (Тридцать один день) was published. He was a chairman of the

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Union of Writers from 1970 to 1989 and a member of the editorial board in of the

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journal ''

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''. He also wrote the book titled "Secret of the Yellow House". Aleksin lived in

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from 1993 until 2012. Then he moved to

, where he lived until his death.

Bibliography

* А тем временем где-то - Meanwhile, somewhere * Безумная Евдокия - Reckless Yevdokia (1976) * Говорит седьмой этаж - Seventh floor speaking (1959) * Дневник жениха - The diary of fiancé (1980) * Домашний совет - Domestic council (1980) * Звоните и приезжайте!- Call and Come in (1970) * Ивашов - Ivashov (1980) * Коля пишет Оле, Оля пишет Коле – Kolya writes to Olya, Olya writes to Kolya (1965) * Мой брат играет на кларнете - My brother plays the clarinet * Необычайные похождения Севы Котлова - Extraordinary adventures of Seva Kotlev (1958) * Поздний ребенок - A late-born child (1968) * Раздел имущества - The division of the property * Саша и Шура - Sasha and Shura (1956) * Сердечная недостаточность - Heart failure (1979) * Третий в пятом ряду - The third in fifth row (1975) * Здоровые и больные – Healthy and sick (1982) * Очень страшная история – A very scary story

References

External links

Anatoly Aleksin and Tatiana Aleksina. Official site
* 1924 births 2017 deaths 20th-century Russian male writers 21st-century Russian male writers 20th-century Israeli male writers 21st-century Israeli male writers Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Corresponding Members of the USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences Academic staff of High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the USSR State Prize Russian emigrants to Israel Soviet children's writers Soviet male writers {{Russia-writer-stub Burials at Kuntsevo Cemetery Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies alumni