Alexander Zhitinsky

Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Жити́нский; January 19, 1941 – January 25, 2012)^[1] was a Russian writer and journalist, founder of the Gelikon Plus [ru] publishing house.^[2] He used the pseudonyms Rock-diletant, МАССА, and Maccolit.

Alexander Zhitinsky
Alexander Zhitinsky, 2011
Born	Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky January 19, 1941 Simferopol, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Died	January 25, 2012(2012-01-25) (aged 71) Finland
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	writer and journalist

He was born into the family of a military pilot on January 19, 1941. After finishing his education at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, he became a well-known author, publishing 12 books during his career. He died on January 25, 2012.^[3]

The 1989 film The Stairway is based on his eponymous novella.