Lyudmila Ulitskaya was born on February 21, 1943 in Davlekanovo, Bashkiriya province, USSR as Lyudmila Evgenevna Ulitskaya. She is a writer, known for Kazus Kukotskogo (2005), Umirat legko (1999) and Niotkuda s lyubovyu, ili Vesyolye pokhorony (2006).