In Luxembourg on May 1 Soviet child writer Anatoly Aleksin died. He was 92 years old. This was reported in Facebook by writer and journalist Dmitry Likhanov.

Anatoly Aleksin emigrated to Israel in 1993, and the last few years he lived in Luxembourg. According to Likhanov, he bequeathed to bury himself in his native city - Moscow.

The first collection of novels by Aleksin "Thirty One Days" was published in 1950. Since 1955 he worked in the magazine "Youth", was a member of his editorial board.

Among the most famous works of Aleksin "Meanwhile, somewhere. "," My brother plays the clarinet "," In the country of eternal vacation "," The day before yesterday and the day after tomorrow "," Characters and performers "and" Mad Evdokia ". Many of the writer's works were screened and put on stage.

Books by Anatoly Aleksin are published in 48 languages ??of the world, their circulation exceeded 120 million copies. This is reported by Radio Liberty.