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Semyon Altov

Russian writer and satirist
Person human Q4063620

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
January 17, 1945
Place of birth
Yekaterinburg
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Russia[8][9]
Occupation
writer, satirist, screenwriter, director, humorist, short story writer, playwright[11][12]
Field of work
literature[13]
Award received
Honored art worker of the Russian Federation, Golden Calf[14][15]
Genre
monologue, novella, drama[17][18][19]
Official website
www.altov.ru[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian[25]
Birth name
Семён Теодорович Альтшуллер[26]
Described by source
Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century, Russian writers. The Modern Era[23][24]
Given name
Semyon[20]
Native language
Russian[10]
P14750
7A40-70AD-83B6-4D48-BF55[32]
Pseudonym
Семён Альтов[21]
Social media followers
6.8k (5.0k–6.8k, n=3)[29][30][31]
Start of work period
1971[27]
Writing language
Russian[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Semyon Teodorovich Altov en Semyon Altov cs Semen Teodorovič Al‘tšuller cs Semen Teodorovič Al‘tov de Semjon Altow de Semjon Teodorowitsch Altow hu Szemjon Teodorovics Altov it Semën Altov ja セミョン・アルトフ nl Semjon Altov ru Семён Теодорович Альтшулер ru Альтов Семен Теодорович ru Альтов, Семен ru Альтов, Семён ru Альтов, Семен Теодорович ru Альтов Семён Теодорович ru Альтов, Семён Теодорович ru Семен Альтов ru Семён Альтов ru Семен Теодорович Альтов
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000115689304
VIAF cluster ID
44714354
Library of Congress authority ID
nr88004545
GND ID
103331530
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
SemionAltov.jpg ↗
Biografija.ru ID
altov-semen-teodorovich
FAST ID
231290
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/12307hkp
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
al-tov-semion-teodorovich-90e2e0
IMDb ID
nm0023021
IdRef ID
099509334
Kinopoisk person ID
701487
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Kinorium person ID
18888
Last.fm ID
Семён+Альтов
NL CR AUT ID
js20020805115
NUKAT ID
n2004258535
National Library of Latvia ID
000339737
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810633373705606
Prabook ID
1880386
TASS Encyclopedia person ID
altov-semen-teodorovich
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxRJb3pdrdr63WFp4mw4q
Yale LUX ID
person/e5fcae9d-6d86-4d8b-a7b8-3ca679bfba37
YouTube channel ID
UCvhklNjFCwyFNRYfJIzBB6g

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, playwright, screenwriter, director, humorist, short story writer, satirist
Genre 3
drama, monologue, novella
Country of citizenship 2
Russia, Soviet Union
Award received 1
Honored art worker of the Russian Federation
Field of work 1
literature
Films written 1
Good Luck, Gentlemen
Given name 1
Semyon
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Native language 1
Russian
Place of birth 1
Yekaterinburg
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Russian
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Summary

Semyon Altov was born on January 17, 1945[1], in Yekaterinburg[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], satirist[4], screenwriter[5], director[6], and humorist[7].

FAQs

Where was Semyon Altov born?

Semyon Altov's place of birth was Yekaterinburg[2].

What did Semyon Altov do for work?

Semyon Altov worked as a writer[3], satirist[4], screenwriter[5], director[6], and humorist[7].

What awards did Semyon Altov receive?

Honors received include Honored art worker of the Russian Federation[14] and Golden Calf[15].

Related Entities

drama Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Writers of St. Petersburg. XX century. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7A40-70AD-83B6-4D48-BF55
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  2. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Semyon
    Field of work → literature
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+5010'}, {'amount': '+5550'}, {'amount': '+6780'}
    Writing language → Russian
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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