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also known asSergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik

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Sergei Dovlatov was of the the greatest writers of the XX century.

As a writer he was formed in Leningrad, but success came to him in America, where he has lived since 1979. The writer knew:heaven and hell - within ourselves. Thats why there are no saints or sinners. Dovlatov believed in one thing - "a smile of reason." His prose is staged, filmed, studied in many schools and universities.

His books were translated into many languages.

Background

Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov was born in Ufa, where his parents had been evacuated during the Second World War. In 1944 his family returned to Leningrad.

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Soon Donat Isaacovich left the family.

His father, Donat Isaacovich Mechik was a theater director. Sergei's mother - Nora Dovlatova also worked as director, but later became a literary proofreader.

Education

While studying he met