Vladimir Orlov

Vladimir Viktorovich Orlov (, 31 August 1936 – 5 August 2014) was a Russian novelist, notable for his fantasy novel "Danilov, the violist". In 1990s and the 2000s, Orlov was teaching at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow. Orlov was born in Moscow, Russia.
Orlov died in Moscow from a heart attack, aged 77.