Leonid Genrikhovich Zorin (russian: Леонид Генрихович Зорин; 3 November 1924 – 31 March 2020) was an Azerbaijani playwright. He was born in

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, and studied at Azerbaijan University and at the

Maxim Gorky Literature Institute The Maxim Gorky Literature Institute (russian: Литературный институт им. А. М. Горького) is an institution of higher education in Moscow. It is located at 25 Tverskoy Boulevard in central Moscow. History The insti ...

in Moscow. He is author of plays and screenplays. His most performed work is ''A Warsaw Melody'' (1967).

Selected filmography

* '' 20,000 Leagues Across the Land'' (1960) * ''

Peace to Him Who Enters ''Peace to Him Who Enters'' (russian: Мир входящему, Mir vkhodyashchemu) is a 1961 Soviet drama film written and directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. Set in World War II, it tells the story of three Soviet soldiers who try ...

'' (1961) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1961) * ''

Friends and Years ''Friends and Years'' (russian: Друзья и годы) is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Viktor Sokolov. Plot The plot focuses on representatives of one generation, whose lives were influenced in different ways by the formation of the ...

'' (1965) * ''

The Ugly Story ''The Ugly Story'' (russian: Скверный анекдот, Skvernyy anekdot) is a 1966 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov. Plot The actual state adviser Ivan Ilyich Pralinsky had the idea that if he is humane, ...

'' (1966) * ''

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'' (1970) * '' Grandmaster'' (1972) * '' Kind Men'' (1979) * '' The Transit'' (1982) * ''

The Pokrovsky Gate ''The Pokrovsky Gate'' (russian: Покровские ворота, Pokrovskiye Vorota) is a 1982 Soviet comedy film produced for television by Mosfilm. It was directed by Mikhail Kozakov and stars Oleg Menshikov, Leonid Bronevoy, and Inna Ulyanov ...

'' (1982)Леонид Зорин впервые стал Лауреатом
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'' (1990)

References

1924 births 2020 deaths Writers from Baku Soviet dramatists and playwrights Male dramatists and playwrights Soviet male writers 20th-century male writers Russian dramatists and playwrights Russian male writers 21st-century male writers Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Baku State University alumni Maxim Gorky Literature Institute alumni {{USSR-bio-stub