Soviet and Russian writer, translator, screenwriter and actor. One of the leading satirists of Russia. Winner of literary awards in the field of satire and humor, including the legendary Golden Calf (twice) and Golden Ostap.He began writing in his student years. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, taking the pseudonym Mishin, he began performing on stage as a speech artist at the Lenconcert. He performed together with the satirist Semyon Altov. As a duet, they read their works from the stage.From the mid-seventies he devoted himself entirely to literary work. Published in numerous newspapers and magazines. He performed on radio and television in the program "Around Laughter". His stories and monologues included leading stage actors G. Khazanov, K. Novikova, E. Shifrin and others in their repertoire. Mishin owns the word "Odobryams", which became widely popular during the years of Perestroika.In 1976, the first book, A Trolley Bus Was Walking Down the Street, was published. He began performing with creative evenings, performing his own works.A meeting in 1977 with Arkady Raikin marked the beginning of a long-term collaboration with the Leningrad Theater of Miniatures (later "Satyricon"). In 1983, the premiere of M. Mishin's satirical review "Faces" with Konstantin Raikin in the title role (director V. Fokin) [3] took place. At the same time, the Moscow Theater of Miniatures released a performance based on Mishin's stories "And a few words about the weather" (directed by E. Arie).Screenwriter of the musical films "Silva" (1981) and "Free Wind" (1983) (directed by J. Frid), as well as four comedies based on his own stories.He led the column "Sincerely Yours" in the newspaper "Moscow News" (1991-1999).Author of the Russian version of the libretto of the musical "We will rock you".He worked as the chief literary editor on the RTR channel, the author of the Russian text for the television series Friends (seasons 1 and 2).He translated G. Marquez's story "The Chronicle of a Death Announced in Advance". Works on translations of English dramaturgy.
