In the United States died famous Odessa satirist

In the United States died famous Odessa satirist

KIEV. 19 Jan. UNN. Satirist, columnist and member of the television Comedy evenings “Club of the funny and inventive” (KVN) Simon Livshin died in the USA on 80-m to year of life. About this in Facebook said his friend, the poet and satirist Valery Hait, reports UNN.

“That night in San Diego (USA) died famous Odessa, once my close, and in recent years have literally distant Simon Livshin”, – stated in the message.

According to Hayit, the familiarity of writers began in 1966 in connection with the participation in the WHC. According to him, Levchin was the primary author of the team which was in that year, the champion of Odessa.

“Simon struck me instantly with his ability to improvise on any topic. The humor of it was dense, rich, it was a literary play on words. Phrase was formed instantly and, even though they clearly sounded Odessa, they were deprived of vulgarity and stupid the Odessa exotic, where the distortion of the language with all the skill does not replace real humor,” said friend Livshin.

Also Levsin became a famous journalist, worked in many of the Odessa and Moscow publications, including “Evening Odessa” and “news”. Then he went with his family forever in the USA and the newly created, discovered, invented at this time, the comic newspaper, “Okay.”

The famous book by satirist: “the lady with the dog of the Baskervilles”, “Deribasovskaya corner of Montmartre” and “Between us the classics”.

As reported UNN, designer and scientist in the field of aircraft engine construction Alexander Sarkisov died January 13, on 83-m to year of life.