| Valentin Krasnogorov | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Occupation: | Playwright, writer |
| Nationality: | Russian, Israeli |
| Notableworks: | Let's Have Sex The Dog |
Valentin Krasnogorov (Russian: Валентин Красногоров, which is a pseudonym, his real name being Valentin Samuilovich Faynberg (Валентин Самуилович Файнберг); born 20 December 1934, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, is a Russian-Israeli playwright and writer.[1]
Valentin Krasnogorov (20 December 1934, Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russia) is one of the best known modern Russian dramatists. Krasnogorov's first play, An Ideal Man, was written in 1976. His plays, The Dog, Small Tragedies, The Delights of Adultery, Somebody Must Leave, Now or Never, Love Medicine, Let's Have Sex!, Several Hours From The Life of a Man and a Woman, That Weak Gentle Sex, The Bride's Room, A Cruel Lesson, etc. have been performed in more than 600 theaters of various countries, including the best Russian theaters, such as Maly Theater – Theater of Europe of Lev Dodin, Great Dramatic Theater, and Alexandrinsky Theater in St.Petersburg.
Krasnogorov's theatre pieces are written in different genres: comedies and tragedies, biting satire, grotesque, absurd, and lyricism. Critics noticed that "Krasnogorov's plays cross borders easily". For this reason, many of them have been translated into 30 foreign languages. His plays The Dog, Let’s Have Sex!, The Delights of Adultery and many others have been translated into English.
V. Krasnogorov is a member of the Writers Union of Russia; member of the Russian Union of the Theater Workers;. His biography is included in the dictionaries "Marquis Who’s Who in the World", US, "International Who's Who of Intellectuals", England, Cambridge, et al. He is founder and the first President of the St. Petersburg Playwrights Association. He is also Doctor of Sciences, professor, author of books and papers on chemical engineering.