Soviet and russian stand-up comedian and writer.
Born July 21st, 1948 in Jūrmala.
Died November 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Moscow (brain cancer). [ref]
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis