Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov
Encyclopedia
Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov is a Russian
writer.
Ivanov was born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod
) into a family of shipbuilding engineers. In 1971 the family moved to Perm
, where he grew up. In 1987, he entered Ural State University
as a journalism student. He left college after a year, returning in 1990 to study art and culturology and getting his degree in 1996.
His first publication was a fantastic story called "Hunt for the Great Bear," published in the magazine Uralsky sledopyt in 1990. After returning to Perm, Ivanov worked as a guard, schoolteacher, university teacher, and tourist guide; the latter occupation brought him to study local history, which he later explored in his writing. He first became known for his 2003 novel Serdtse Parmy (The heart of Parma).
Ivanov was awarded the Mamin-Sibiryak Prize in 2003; the Eureka, Start, and Bazhov prizes in 2004; and the Book of the Year and Portal prizes in 2006. He has been nominated three times for the National Bestseller prize.
In 2010, Ivanov gained notice as "an unrelenting critic of the ... team from Moscow" which was leading a "cultural revolution" from the "top down" in Perm.
Ivanov has, according to a newspaper article published on 6 April 2011, never travelled abroad.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
writer.
Ivanov was born in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
) into a family of shipbuilding engineers. In 1971 the family moved to Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, where he grew up. In 1987, he entered Ural State University
Ural State University
The Ural State University is located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Founded in 1920, it was an exclusive educational establishment made of several institutes which later became independent universities and schools.In 1936 the university was named after one of...
as a journalism student. He left college after a year, returning in 1990 to study art and culturology and getting his degree in 1996.
His first publication was a fantastic story called "Hunt for the Great Bear," published in the magazine Uralsky sledopyt in 1990. After returning to Perm, Ivanov worked as a guard, schoolteacher, university teacher, and tourist guide; the latter occupation brought him to study local history, which he later explored in his writing. He first became known for his 2003 novel Serdtse Parmy (The heart of Parma).
Ivanov was awarded the Mamin-Sibiryak Prize in 2003; the Eureka, Start, and Bazhov prizes in 2004; and the Book of the Year and Portal prizes in 2006. He has been nominated three times for the National Bestseller prize.
In 2010, Ivanov gained notice as "an unrelenting critic of the ... team from Moscow" which was leading a "cultural revolution" from the "top down" in Perm.
Ivanov has, according to a newspaper article published on 6 April 2011, never travelled abroad.
Novels
- Obshchaga-na-Krovi, 1992
- Serdtse Parmy, ili Cherdyn' — knyagina gor [The heart of Parma, or Cherdyn is the queen of mountains], 2003
- Geograf globus propil, 2003
- Zoloto bunta, ili Vniz po reke tesnin, 2005
- Blyuda i MUDO, 2007
- Letoischisleniye ot Ioanna, 2009