Aleksandr Moiseyevich Volodin (; 1919–2001), born Lifschitz, was a Soviet and Russian playwright, screenwriter and poet. His first play was The Factory Girl (1956). His most famous plays were Five Evenings (1959), My Elder Sister and some others. In addition, he created the script for the film Autumn Marathon (1979) by director Georgy Daneliya. References External links Recent Trends in Russian Drama with Special Reference to Alexander Volodin 1919 births Writers from Minsk 2001 deaths Soviet dramatists and playwrights Russian dramatists and playwrights Soviet screenwriters Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Russian writers Soviet Jews Belarusian Jews Russian Jews Russian people of World War II 20th-century Russian screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers