vladimir nikolayevich voinovich, also spelled voynovich (, 26 september 1932 – 27 july 2018) was a russian writer, poet, playwright and journalist. he was a member of the serbian academy of sciences and arts in department of language and literature. he was known for his works "the life and extraordinary adventures of private ivan chonkin" (1969–2007), "moscow 2042" (1986) and "monumental propaganda" (2000). voinvich was born in stalinabad, tajik ssr.