Lazar Lagin
 Lazar Yosifovych Lagin (Russian: Ла́зарь Ио́сифович Лагин) was the pen name of Lazar Ginzburg (4 December 1903 Vitebsk – 4 June 1979 Moscow) was the pen name of Lazar Ginzburg (4 December 1903 Vitebsk – 4 June 1979 Moscow). He was a Soviet author of children's and science fiction books.Lagin is best known for his ever popular book Starik Hottabych (Старик Хоттабыч Old Man Hottabych 1937) a fairy tale telling the story of a genie who is freed from captivity by a Soviet schoolboy.