Vaksberg was born in
Novosibirsk in 1927 (some sources give 1933). He graduated from the law faculty of
Moscow State University in 1952. He joined the Soviet Writers' Union in 1973. That same year he began working as a journalist at
Literaturnaya gazeta. He was the author of many books, some of which have been translated into English. Vaksberg died in Moscow in 2011. == English translations ==