Mikhail Zhvanetsky Comedian

Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky is a famous Soviet and Russian satiric writer and stand-up comedian. Born in Odessa, where he trained as an engineer, he is best known for his monologues (from Soviet time) performed on a stage by himself and by other actors in which he targeted different aspects of the Soviet and post-Soviet reality and everyday life. Zhvanetsky's monologues and sketches were performed by Arkady Raikin, Roman Kartsev and Viktor Ilchenko. He joined the Union of Soviet Writers in 1978 and has authored several books of humor and satire.