Semyon Altov () (born January 17, 1945) is a Soviet

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

writer. Original name: Semyon Teodorovich Altshuller ()."Обрезание мне сделали в 'Литературке' "
an interview Semyon Altov was born in Sverdlovsk. The same year the family moved to

Leningrad Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

, where Semyon Altov spent his whole life.

Awards

* 2003: Honored Artist of the Russian Federation

References

External links

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Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altov, Semyon 1945 births Living people Jewish Russian writers Soviet screenwriters Soviet male screenwriters 20th-century Russian screenwriters Russian male screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers Russian humorists Soviet Jews Writers from Saint Petersburg 20th-century pseudonymous writers Honored Workers of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation