Andrei Kivinov

Andrei Vladimirovich Pimenov (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Пименов) – known professionally as Andrei Kivinov (Russian: Андрей Кивинов) – (born 25 November 1961) is a popular and well-known crime fiction author and screenwriter, writing in Russian.

Kivinov was born in Leningrad, and grew up in the Krasnoselsky District. His father was a driver and his mother was a shop assistant – both are now retired. His childhood hobbies included hockey, soccer and reading adventure books. At high school he developed an interest in rock music. Initially, he wanted to train as a teacher of Russian language and literature, but failed to attain the necessary points. Instead, in 1979, he enrolled at the Leningrad Shipbuilding College. Three years later, he graduated and was offered a job at a Scientific Research Institute, working on shipbuilding technology projects. In parallel to this, he spent his evenings studying at the Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute. In 1986, after gaining a degree in Shipbuilding Engineering, he decided to change career path, and joined the police.

Kivinov joined the Militsiya in 1986 as a security officer in the criminal investigation department. After graduating from the Interior Ministry's training course, he was assigned to the 64th Precinct of the Kirov District's Police Department. While there, serving as a Lieutenant of militsiya in the homicide division, he met the people who would later become the heroes of his future books. Kivinov went on to lead the homicide department, where he worked until 1998. He left the service with the rank of Major of militsiya. When he left, he was decorated with a medal for excellence in maintaining public order. He is currently a Lieutenant-colonel in the reserve militsiya

Kivinov's first book - "A Nightmare on Strikes Street" ("Koshmar na Ulitse Stachek")– was written in his spare time for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. However, in 1994 it was published, and its popularity has resulted in it being reprinted twenty times.

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