Yulian Semyonov

Yulian Semyonovich Semyonov (, ), pen-name of Yulian Semyonovich Lyandres () (October 8, 1931 – September 15, 1993), was a Soviet and Russian novelist, screenwriter and poet. His works were mainly spy fiction and detective fiction. He was born in Moscow. His best known novel was "Seventeen Moments of Spring".
Semyonov died on September 15, 1993 from a stroke in Moscow, aged 61.