Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Sergei Dovlatov

Born: September 3, 1941
Died: August 24, 1990 (aged 48)
Bio: Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik was a Russian journalist and writer. He is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century in the world.
Known for:
- The Suitcase (1986)
- Pushkin Hills
- The compromise (1983)
- The invisible book (1979)
- The Zone: A Prison Camp Guard's Story (1984)