Alternate spelling: Vladimir Vasiljev Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilyev (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Васи́льев, Ukrainian: Володи́мир Микола́йович Васи́льєв) (born on August 8, 1967) is a Russian science fiction writer and musician. His first book was published in 1991. Professional writer since 1997. He currently lives in Moscow during the winter and in Mykolaiv over the summer.