Shifrin held benefit performances with participation of stars of Russian stage: «Shifrin Ark», «WWW.SHIFRIN.RU». And in 2006 anniversary benefit performance was arranged. Efim Shifrin has written the books (in co-authorship with G.Viren) and. In 2000 Shifrin got the award of international network of World Class clubs «Mister Fitness», and in 2006 he was awarded with the Diploma of Physical Training and Sport Committee, Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness of Government of Moscow for propaganda of sport and healthy way of living. Among the other awards of Efim Shifrin there is Raikin’s Cup (2001) and the 2nd prize and Nikulin’s Cup for participation in TV show of First Channel. Bibliography The River Lethe is Flows («Течет река Лета», 2007 г.) The World is a Small Place («Мир тесен», 2004 г.) Personal File of Efim Shifrin («Личное дело Ефима Шифрина», Москва, 1997 г.) The Theatre Named After Me («Театр имени меня», Москва, «Конец века», 1994 г.) Interview «Getting by on the Russian substitute for vodka» Citations about Efim Shifrin From Internet-blog’s: ...to our opinion, none of the writers, who write in Russian now, is so close to Kafka with his flagrant gad – loneliness in the crowd, with his piercing solo of humanity in our technogenic age, marked with innumerable conflicts, as Shifrin. <...> His talent is protean and many-sided. However, the main thing is that Efim Shifrin is the author of four books, unprecedented in their artistry and frankness, appealingness and the special representation of modern world view. <...> Capability to see the frames of existence in crevices of the implacable time run is the peculiar, wonderful gift, immanent to the talent of Shifrin. Books by Shifrin are characterized with trenchant, piercing frankness through the sad smile of philosopher-child. It’s the system of every single moment perceiving of the new and almost physical need to research the ways of Providence and labyrinths of the human soul. «I’ve paid for my «fairy tales» too high price. For them I gave up of my private life and missed the time, when imagination had to give place to the reality» – Andersen once wrote in his diary, but today these words occur to the readers of the Books by Shifrin... References External links Official Site Blog of Efim Shifrin Russian male comedians 1956 births Living people People from Magadan Oblast Russian male film actors Russian male stage actors Soviet male film actors Soviet male