birth_place imagesize nationality birth_date genre article_title name occupation
zaporizhia , ukraine 240px russian 1959 science fiction fantasy alternate history alexander mazin
 alexander mazin novelist
alexander mazin

alexander vladimirovich mazin -lrb- -rrb- is a ukrainian-born russian writer , poet , and songwriter , specializing in the genres of science fiction , fantasy , and alternate history .
born in 1959 , in zaporizhia , mazin graduated from the leningrad lensoviet institute of technology .
during the late 80s , he was a member of the authors ' studio `` nast '' .
worked for the theater for several years , participating in such projects as the `` star of bethlehem '' rock opera and the `` the wizard of the emerald city '' musical .
in 1990 , mazin published his first and only poetry collection titled `` the path to the mountain heart '' .
from 1993 on , he writes mostly novels .
