Mikhail Mikhaylovich Zhvanetsky (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Жване́цкий; March 6, 1934, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union – November 6, 2020[1]) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian writer, satirist and performer[2] best known for his shows targeting different aspects of the Soviet and post-Soviet everyday life.