Ilya Oleynikov was born on 10 July 1947 in Kishinyov, Moldavian SSR, USSR [now Chisinau, Moldova]. He was a writer and director, known for Gorodok (1993), Gitler kaput! (2008) and Master i Margarita (2005). He was married to Irina Klyaver. He died on 11 November 2012 in St. Petersburg, Russia.