Alexander Tsypkin is a contemporary writer, playwrighter and screenwriter whose work spans literature, theatre, movie and television.
He is one of the most widely read and commercially successful authors of his generation in Russia, with over 500,000 copies of his short story collections sold. In 2018, he ranked among the country’s top ten bestselling authors, alongside writers such as George Orwell and Gregory David Roberts.
Tsypkin is particularly known for large-scale theatrical readings and stage productions performed internationally with leading actors from film and theatre. His works are staged in major cities across Russia and consistently play to sold-out or near sold-out audiences (90–100% capacity). Over the past four years, his theatrical productions have been attended by approximately 400,000 audience members, demonstrating sustained public and institutional demand.
His work has featured performers with strong international recognition, including Konstantin Khabensky (Wanted), Danila Kozlovsky (Vampire Academy), Mikhail Gorevoy (Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg), and Yura Borisov, star of Anora, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to his work in theatre, Tsypkin also works as a film actor and appeared in the Netflix series Anna K.
As a screenwriter, Tsypkin co-wrote About Love. Adults Only, directed by Anna Melikian and starring John Malkovich. He is also the creator of Unprincipled (Besprintsipnye), one of the most successful television series of recent years, among several other major television projects.
His theatrical work is staged in leading repertory theatres. In 2025, the Russian number 1 drama theatre “Moscow Art Theatre” (MXT)—founded in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, —premiered There Once Was a House, a new production based on his writing.
Tsypkin’s work has also been presented in the United States. In 2019, his prose was introduced to American audiences through a series of live English-language readings in New York City, developed in collaboration with American director Paul Lazarus (Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Melrose Place) and featuring performances by Rachael Dratch (Saturday Night Live). These readings marked one of the first sustained presentations of Tsypkin’s work in English.
This collaboration later led to the audio collection Sammynolie, adapted and directed by Paul Lazarus. The project featured an acclaimed cast of American stage and screen actors, including Danny Burstein (Tony Award winner, Moulin Rouge!), Jason Alexander (Tony Award winner; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Seinfeld), Rachael Dratch, and Stacy Keach (Golden Globe Award winner and Theatre Hall of Fame inductee).
Tsypkin’s reach increasingly extends beyond Europe. In 2025, a stage adaptation of his short story Maya in Binary Code premiered in Phuket, Thailand, as part of the first Russian–Thai Investment Forum. Conceived as a bilingual, multimedia reading-performance, the production unfolded simultaneously in Thai and Russian and served as the forum’s closing event, highlighting Tsypkin’s engagement with cross-cultural and international formats.
Alongside his literary career, Tsypkin has built a large and highly engaged social media following, forming an active international community around his writing and live performances.
A journalist and interviewer with over 200 published interviews, featuring leading cultural, political, and public figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Charlotta Ginzburg, May Musk, and Ornella Muti.
In addition to his artistic practice, Tsypkin is a lecturer at leading Russian universities, including Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, and Skolkovo.
Since 2017, Alexander Tsypkin has been a brand partner of Porsche and also serves as a brand ambassador for S.T. Dupont and American Express.
For more than ten years, he has served on the boards of three charitable foundations in Russia and collaborates with several others, including the Naked Heart Foundation, founded by Natalia Vodianova.
Born in St. Petersburg, based in Moscow.
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He is one of the most widely read and commercially successful authors of his generation in Russia, with over 500,000 copies of his short story collections sold. In 2018, he ranked among the country’s top ten bestselling authors, alongside writers such as George Orwell and Gregory David Roberts.
Tsypkin is particularly known for large-scale theatrical readings and stage productions performed internationally with leading actors from film and theatre. His works are staged in major cities across Russia and consistently play to sold-out or near sold-out audiences (90–100% capacity). Over the past four years, his theatrical productions have been attended by approximately 400,000 audience members, demonstrating sustained public and institutional demand.
His work has featured performers with strong international recognition, including Konstantin Khabensky (Wanted), Danila Kozlovsky (Vampire Academy), Mikhail Gorevoy (Bridge of Spies, directed by Steven Spielberg), and Yura Borisov, star of Anora, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
In addition to his work in theatre, Tsypkin also works as a film actor and appeared in the Netflix series Anna K.
As a screenwriter, Tsypkin co-wrote About Love. Adults Only, directed by Anna Melikian and starring John Malkovich. He is also the creator of Unprincipled (Besprintsipnye), one of the most successful television series of recent years, among several other major television projects.
His theatrical work is staged in leading repertory theatres. In 2025, the Russian number 1 drama theatre “Moscow Art Theatre” (MXT)—founded in 1898 by Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, —premiered There Once Was a House, a new production based on his writing.
Tsypkin’s work has also been presented in the United States. In 2019, his prose was introduced to American audiences through a series of live English-language readings in New York City, developed in collaboration with American director Paul Lazarus (Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Melrose Place) and featuring performances by Rachael Dratch (Saturday Night Live). These readings marked one of the first sustained presentations of Tsypkin’s work in English.
This collaboration later led to the audio collection Sammynolie, adapted and directed by Paul Lazarus. The project featured an acclaimed cast of American stage and screen actors, including Danny Burstein (Tony Award winner, Moulin Rouge!), Jason Alexander (Tony Award winner; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, Seinfeld), Rachael Dratch, and Stacy Keach (Golden Globe Award winner and Theatre Hall of Fame inductee).
Tsypkin’s reach increasingly extends beyond Europe. In 2025, a stage adaptation of his short story Maya in Binary Code premiered in Phuket, Thailand, as part of the first Russian–Thai Investment Forum. Conceived as a bilingual, multimedia reading-performance, the production unfolded simultaneously in Thai and Russian and served as the forum’s closing event, highlighting Tsypkin’s engagement with cross-cultural and international formats.
Alongside his literary career, Tsypkin has built a large and highly engaged social media following, forming an active international community around his writing and live performances.
A journalist and interviewer with over 200 published interviews, featuring leading cultural, political, and public figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev, Charlotta Ginzburg, May Musk, and Ornella Muti.
In addition to his artistic practice, Tsypkin is a lecturer at leading Russian universities, including Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, and Skolkovo.
Since 2017, Alexander Tsypkin has been a brand partner of Porsche and also serves as a brand ambassador for S.T. Dupont and American Express.
For more than ten years, he has served on the boards of three charitable foundations in Russia and collaborates with several others, including the Naked Heart Foundation, founded by Natalia Vodianova.
Born in St. Petersburg, based in Moscow.
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