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, subject = , influences = , influenced = , spouse = , domesticpartner = , notable_work = , signature = , website = Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky (russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Жване́цкий; 6 March 1934 – 6 November 2020) was a Soviet and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and p ...

writer,

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and

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of Jewish origin, best known for his shows targeting different aspects of the

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and post-Soviet everyday life. Zhvanetsky was born in

. His monologues and sketches were performed by

Arkady Raikin Arkady Isaakovich Raikin (russian: Аркадий Исаакович Райкин; – 17 December 1987) was a Soviet stand-up comedian, theater and film actor, and stage director. He led the school of Soviet and Russian humorists for about hal ...

Roman Kartsev Roman Andreyevich Kartsev (russian: link=no, Рома́н Андре́евич Ка́рцев, born Roman Antshelevich Katz (russian: link=no, Рома́н А́ншелевич Кац); 20 May 1939 – 2 October 2018) was a Russian entertainer of ...

and Viktor Ilchenko. He joined the

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in 1978 and wrote several books.

Awards and honors

Zhvanetsky was granted the following honorary titles and decorated with the following orders: *

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

(2012) *

People's Artist of Ukraine People's Artist of Ukraine is an honorary and the highest title awarding to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, cinema, etc.). Establ ...

(народний артист України), 1999. * Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation (Заслуженный деятель искусств Российской Федерации), 2001 * Merited Artist of the

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, Ukraine (заслужений діяч мистецтв Автономної Республіки Крим), 2002 *

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

, fourth class, by President Medvedev on Zhvanetsky's 75th birthday in 2009. * President of the International Club of Odesa *

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

(1994) * Independent prize "Triumph" (1994) * Member of the Writers' Union (1978–1991) * Honorary Citizen of Odesa (1994) * Member of the Presidium of the

Russian Jewish Congress The Russian Jewish Congress is a non-profit charitable fund and Russian Jewish organization. It was established in 1996 by a group of Jewish businessmen, workers and religious figures with the goal of reviving Jewish life in Russia. It unites so ...

* Breastplate of the Foreign Ministry of Russia "for contribution to international cooperation" Boulevard of the Arts in Odesa was renamed Boulevard Zhvanetsky (5 April 2009). A

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, 5931 Zhvanetskij, discovered on

April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. * 1081 – Alexios I Ko ...

, 1976, is named after him (using different transliteration of the surname).(5931) Zhvanetskij
Minor Planet Center. International Astronomical Union.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhvanetsky, Mikhail 1934 births 2020 deaths Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine Honored Artists of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Entertainers from Odesa Odesa Jews Russian satirists Jewish Russian comedians Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class People's Artists of Russia Russian male comedians