Yuz Aleshkovsky | |
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Native name | Юз Алешко́вский |
Born | Iosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky September 21, 1929 Krasnoyarsk, Siberian Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | March 21, 2022 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | (aged 92)
Occupation | Writer, poet, bard |
Genres | Prose, poetry, song |
Literary movement | Modernism |
Notable works | Nikolai Nikolaevich, Kangaroo, The Hand, Camouflage |
Iosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky (Russian: Ио́сиф Ефи́мович Алешко́вский), known as Yuz Aleshkovsky (Russian: Юз Алешко́вский) (September 21, 1929 – March 21, 2022) was a modern Russian writer, poet, screenwriter, and bard, namely performer of his own songs.[1]