| Mikhail Zhvanetsky | |
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| Birth name | Mikhail Manyevich Zhvanetsky (Russian:Михаил Маньевич Жванецкий) |
| Born | (1934-03-06)6 March 1934 Odesa,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union(nowUkraine) |
| Died | 6 November 2020(2020-11-06) (aged 86) Moscow,Russia |
| Genres | Satire |
| Website | jvanetsky |
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky (Russian:Михаи́л Миха́йлович Жване́цкий; 6 March 1934 – 6 November 2020[1]) was a Soviet writer,satirist andperformer[2] of Jewish origin, best known for his shows targeting different aspects of theSoviet and post-Soviet everyday life.[3][4][5][6][7]
Zhvanetsky was born inOdesa,Ukrainian SSR,Soviet Union. Zhvanetsky was born into the family of doctors Mane (Emmanuel) Moiseevich Zhvanetsky and Raisa Yakovlevna Zhvanetskaya. His father was a surgeon and his mother was a dentist. With the beginning of theGreat Patriotic War, his father was drafted into the army as a medical worker and received theOrder of the Red Star in 1942. The family returned to Odessa from evacuation after the liberation of the city in 1944. Mikhail Zhvanetsky studied at secondary school 118 for boys.
He continued his studies at theOdessa National Maritime University. He began his literary activity by writing plays and monologues for the Odessa amateur theater “Parnas-2”, which he founded together with his friend Victor Ilchenko.[8] In 1964Raikin invited him to join his troupe as head of the literary section. He then began to read his works on stage, first at the Odessa Philharmonic, then at the Hermitage Theatre.[9][10]
He joined theUnion of Soviet Writers in 1978 and wrote several books.
In 1988, he founded the Theater of Miniatures in theTverskoy district of Moscow, where he was artistic director.
In 2001, his writings were published in a four-volume collection.[11]
From 2002 to 2019, he hosted the monthly humorous program“Guardian of the Country” on the TV channel “Russia 1”.
His monologues and sketches were performed byArkady Raikin,Roman Kartsev andViktor Ilchenko.[12]
Died in Moscow at the age of 86.[13] Buried at theNovodevichy Cemetery.
Zhvanetsky was granted the following honorary titles and decorated with the following orders:
Boulevard of the Arts in Odesa was renamed Boulevard Zhvanetsky (5 April 2009).
Aminor planet,5931 Zhvanetskij, discovered onApril 1, 1976, is named after him (using different transliteration of the surname).[15]
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