Biography
Arkady Davidowitz (1930–2016) was a Russian writer and aphorist whose sharp, minimalist style made him a distinctive voice in late-Soviet and post-Soviet literature. He published the long-running series “Aforizmy ot Arkadiya Davidovitsa,” which circulated widely in newspapers and literary journals throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Davidowitz also co-wrote the satirical novel “Horochee delo” (1979) and contributed scripts to several Soviet radio humor programs. His compact, punchline-driven lines became a staple of the magazine Yunost’ in the early 1990s. He continued producing new collections until his death in Voronezh in 2016.
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