Mikhail Zhvanetsky
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| Birth name | Mikhail Manyevich Zhvanetsky (Template:Lang-ru) |
| Born | 6 March 1934 Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 6 November 2020 (aged 86) Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Satire |
| Website | jvanetsky |
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky (Template:Lang-ru; 6 March 1934 – 6 November 2020[1]) was a Soviet and Russian writer, satirist and performer[2] of Jewish origin, best known for his shows targeting different aspects of the Soviet and post-Soviet everyday life.[3]
Zhvanetsky was born in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. His monologues and sketches were performed by Arkady Raikin, Roman Kartsev and Viktor Ilchenko. He joined the Union of Soviet Writers in 1978 and wrote several books.
Awards and honors
Zhvanetsky was granted the following honorary titles and decorated with the following orders:
- People's Artist of Russia (2012)
- People's Artist of Ukraine (народний артист України), 1999.[4]
- Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation (Заслуженный деятель искусств Российской Федерации), 2001
- Merited Artist of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (заслужений діяч мистецтв Автономної Республіки Крим), 2002
- Russian Order of Merit for the Fatherland, fourth class, by President Medvedev on Zhvanetsky's 75th birthday in 2009.
- President of the International Club of Odessa
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (1994)
- Independent prize "Triumph" (1994)
- Member of the Writers' Union (1978–1991)
- Honorary Citizen of Odessa (1994)
- Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress
- Breastplate of the Foreign Ministry of Russia "for contribution to international cooperation"
Boulevard of the Arts in Odessa was renamed Boulevard Zhvanetsky (5 April 2009).
A minor planet, 5931 Zhvanetskij, discovered on April 1, 1976, is named after him (using different transliteration of the surname).[5]
References
- ^ "Умер Михаил Жванецкий". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^ "Михаил Жванецкий: Официальная биография (Mikhail Zhvanetsky: Official biography". Mikhail Zhvanetsky official website.
- ^ Prokofyev, Vyacheslav (2020). Renowned Russian Satirist Zhvanetsky Dies at Age 86. The humorist delighted crowds for decades.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Order of the President of Ukraine on the granting of the honorary title of "Meritorious Artist of Ukraine" (in Ukrainian).
- ^ (5931) Zhvanetskij. Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Mikhail Zhvanetsky at Find a Grave
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- 1934 births
- 2020 deaths
- Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery
- Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine
- Honored Artists of the RSFSR
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Entertainers from Odessa
- Odessa Jews
- Russian satirists
- Jewish Russian comedians
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
- People's Artists of Russia