Semenov Yulian Semenovich

Semenov Yulian Semenovich (1931 - 1993), writer. Born October 8 in Moscow. After high school, goes to the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow, after which in 1953 worked as an assistant at MSU, and then sent to Kabul (Afghanistan) as an interpreter with the Afghani.

Since 1958, published in various magazines - Ogonyok, "Smena", etc..

In 1962 - 67 was a member of the editorial board of "Moscow", then worked overseas correspondent for the Literary Gazette. Posted by a large number of stories, . novels ostropriklyuchencheskogo read: "49 hours 25 minutes" (1960), . "In the performance of official duties" (1962), . Petrovka, . 38 "(1963), . "Major Whirlwind" (1967), . "Seventeen Moments of Spring" (1969), . Diamonds for the dictatorship of the proletariat "(1971),
. Almost all the works Semenova were filmed and enjoyed great success with the audience. The multi-television movie "Seventeen Moments of Spring" The whole country watched.

Popular and following the writer's works - "Alternative" (1975 - 78), "TASS is authorized to declare ..." (1979), "The order to survive" (1983), "Press Center" (1984) and many others.

In 1986 became President of the International Association of Detective and political novel (MADPR) and chief editor of "Detective and politics, a lot of made for the promotion of Soviet detective fiction. YU. Semenov took part in the search for the famous Amber Room, taken out by the fascists from Leningrad, published in the newspapers a series of stories on this topic.

He was the organizer of the newspaper "Top Secret" and its first editor in chief. Until the end of his days Y. Semenov was very active in social and political life. Y. Semenov died Sept. 5, 1993.