Ilya Shtemler

Russian writer
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Quick Facts

IntroRussian writer
A.K.A.Ilya Petrovich Shtemler
A.K.A.Ilya Petrovich Shtemler
PlacesRussia
isWriter
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Male
Birth18 January 1933, Baku, Russian Empire; Baku, Russian Empire
Age91 years
Star signCapricorn
Education
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University
Awards
Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" 
Order of the Badge of Honour 
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class 
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Biography

Ilya Shtemler (Russian: Илья Штемлер; born January 18, 1933) is a Soviet and Russian writer.

Biography

Shtemler was born in Baku, graduated from the Baku Industrial Institute in 1957 and then worked as an engineer, first in the oil industry in the Volga region and then on the "Geologorazvedka" factory in Leningrad, city which eventually became his second home. Shtemler's novels “Univermag” (“The department store”), “Poezd” (“Train”), “Utrennee shosse” (“Morning highway”) are assertively realistic description of the life in 60s, 70s and 80s Russia. His first novel “The Grandmaster’s Mark” was published in 1965 in the Yunost literary magazine and brought immediate recognition to its author.

Ilia Shtemler is an active campaigner for the protection of Russian historical heritage. In 2006 Shtemler became vice-president of the St. Petersburg division of the PEN club.

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