| Alexander Zhitinsky | |
| Birth Name: | Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky |
| Birth Date: | January 19, 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Simferopol, Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Death Place: | Finland |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Occupation: | writer and journalist |
Alexander Nikolayevich Zhitinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Жити́нский; January 19, 1941January 25, 2012)[1] was a Russian writer and journalist, founder of the publishing house.[2] He used the pseudonyms Rock-diletant, МАССА, and Maccolit.
He was born into the family of a military pilot on January 19, 1941. After finishing his education at the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, he became a well-known author, publishing 12 books during his career. He died on January 25, 2012.[3]