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Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov

アレクセイ・ヴィクトロヴィチ・イワノフ

Aleksei Viktorovich Ivanov

Aliases: Alexei Ivanov

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-11-23 (Nizhny Novgorod)
Nationality
Russian
Languages
Russian
Residence History
Nizhny Novgorod → Perm → Ekaterinburg

Career

Occupations
writer, screenwriter, teacher, security guard, schoolteacher, university teacher, tour guide
Active Years
1990-2024
Influenced By
Leonid Yuzefovich
Nominations
National Bestseller prize (nominated three times)

Education

Ural State University
Journalism
Period: 1987-1988
Country: Russia
Left after one year
Ural State University
Art and Culturology
Period: 1990-1996
Year of Graduation: 1996
Country: Russia

Awards

Mamin-Sibiryak Prize
2003
Result: 受賞
Stroganoff Award
2006
Result: 受賞(後に辞退)
Book of the Year
2016
Work: Nenastye
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Heart of Parma, or Cherdyn, The Queen of Mountains

2003 Historical fantasy

A novel set in mid-14th century Great Perm, featuring historical figures, pagan magic, and adventures amid Moscow's Christian expansion.

Perm historyPaganism vs ChristianityRegional identity

The Geographer Drank His Globe Away

2003 Contemporary fiction

Story of a geography teacher's struggles in Perm.

Provincial Russian lifeAlcoholismHuman relationships
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Geographer Drank His Globe Away / 不明 (2013)

Bibliography

  • Dormitory-on-Blood (1992)
  • The Heart of Parma, or Cherdyn, The Queen of Mountains (2003)
  • The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2003)
  • Gold of the Rebellion, or Down the River of the Gorges (2005)
  • Bluda i MUDO (2007)
  • The calendar according to John (2009)
  • Dogheads (2011)
  • Community (2012)
  • Tobol (2017)
  • Catering block (2018)
  • To Be Alexey Ivanov (2020)
  • Shadows of the Teutons (2021)

Adaptations

  • Tsar (2009, screenplay)
  • The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013, film)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed historical depictionRegionalism
Recurring Motifs
Perm regionLocal historyCultural clashes

Legacy

Renowned Russian writer known for works on Perm region's history and culture, winner of multiple awards.

In Popular Culture

  • Credited with reinventing Perm's image.

Trivia

  • Refused Stroganoff Award due to conflict with Perm authorities and moved to Ekaterinburg.
  • As of 2019, lives in emigration.