Biography
Alexander Zapkin - a supernovae shone on the literary chaise of Russia. PR was the author of bestsellers, combining cynicism and romance in creativity. The writer is a generous patron and a participant in secular scandals.Childhood and youth
Alexander Evgenievich Zapkin was born in the northern capital of Russia in the family with Slavic-Jewish roots. Sasha's surname comes from the female name of the camp (cycium) referred to in the Bible. The sale of a chick in Russian literature confirms the words of the writer Kuprick:
"In Russia, every Jew is a born writer."According to Tsypkin, he is a brother of six sisters, some of which are relatives, and some are cousins, but grew up with a future celebrity in the same house. Parents, as well as grandparents Sasha Mediki, but the boy chose a path for himself, far from the professions of senior relatives, and after graduation, he entered the head of the St. Petersburg University to study international communications.
In young years, it took place as a PR, organizing international forums in the leading institutions of Russia. Several years carried out the duties of the Director of Public Relations in the Regional Office of MegaFon.
Personal life
Alexander Tsapkin considers himself a lazy, cynical and unorganized person, whom Fortuna loves. The favorite musical group of the writer is "Depeche Mode", and the main passion - travel (as of the summer of 2018, the Tsapkin was leaving the border over 600 times, in his youth could be broken by a night party to Dubai or to restaurant sites in Seoul).Seriously refers to the Buddhist teachings about Karma, made Correa - a ritual traffusion of Kailas. In social networks shows itself as I would like to be. "Instagram" started at 40 years.
Repeatedly stating that the Institute of Marriage is dying, the writer has already spoken "yes" three times in the walls of the registry office. In the summer of 2018, Tsapkin married a secular lioness, model and businesswoman Oksana Lavrentieva, outwardly surprisingly similar to Alexander's previous wife - Elena Martynov. At the wedding photo of the bride, having two children from previous marriages, captured in a white dress with a charming bouquet of the valley in her hands. The celebration of Ksenia Sobchak was led.
Creation
In the literature, Alexander debuted as a publicist, taking interviews from hundreds of Russian and foreign celebrities from the ex-president of the USSR to the author of Hita "in St. Petersburg". Collaborated with glossy and serious magazines. Writing success has become a surprise for Alexander. According to the circumstances of the personal life in 2014, Tsapkin moved to Moscow, parted with a telecommunications company. Parashka was needed to urgently turn the acquaintances in a new place.
The easiest way to establish yourself Alexander considered the presentation of the stories from his biography on the pages of social networks. The posts of Tsapkin became popular: so, the publication telling about the difficulties of explaining to foreigners of the Moscow Metro system, scored 35 thousand likes.
When the number of stories have grown up to several dozen, Alexander decided to publish them for friends with a separate book. For this, Tsapkin appealed to the St. Petersburg Publishing House "Astrel" and was very surprised when the chief editor Alexander Prokopovich proposed to pay for the collection of the gorer stories. The circulation of the first edition of the debut book "Women of adamant age and others. Neprintsy stories" in 2015 amounted to a thousand copies.
In winter, 2016, breaking on the Maldives Achilles tendon, Tsapkin wanted to record an actor by actor Daniel Kozlovsky story "Tomato Juice" on an amateur chamber. Having learned about Alexander plans, Producer Elena Yanbukhtina gathered a film crew, which in March 2016 removed a video with such a name that scored 3 million views.
In the spring of 2016, the author of those who loved users of social networks of ironic stories made his debut as a reader in the restaurant "Palkin". In the summer of the same year, Konstantin Khabensky was connected to the project. The popularity of works grew, circulation and fees increased. The first compilation was reissued in the amount of 100 thousand copies. The former interviewer began to interview.
The writer a significant part of revenues sacrifices for charity, helping children with oncological diseases and "butterfly kids". So, in 2017, 20 million rubles were transferred from all Zapkin projects. Alexander explains his generosity to the feeling of guilt for not the doctor, such as ancestors, and the pleasure of cooperation with people engaged in charity.
Despite the successes in the literature, Tsapkin does not like to be called a writer, since the master of the text creates worlds, and the author of "nepresses" only verbally "take pictures" reality. Alexander implements the principle formulated by it:
"If the book is a bestseller, if the performance is that anchlag!".Alexander Tsapkin now
In October 2018, a fashionable writer became an involuntary participant in the secular scandal - Konstantin Bogomolov took off the satirical short film shown in the anniversary of Tatler, in which Tsapkin is depicted by the yard cat, from pity to the Oksana Lavrent selected. The writer's spouse regarded the demarche as a "knife in the back".At the beginning of 2018, Alexander released the book "House to dates and new nepresses". The publication was the leader of the sales of the book building "Moscow". According to the Zapkin scenario, the director Anna Melikyan put the film "Tenderness", telling about the woman of the Balzakovsky age, which needs to prove their profits among men. On December 17, the creators of the 20-minute tape laid out a short film on Yutub.
And in the 2020th, based on these stories, the series "Unprincipled" with Oksana Akinshina, Pavel Derevoy, Maxim Vitorgan and other stars was shot.
Although Alexander Evgenievich continues to cooperate with the Bureau "Vertical", the fees from literary and accelerate activities now make up more than half of the revenues of Tsapkin. So, for the film "Farewell, Favorite!" On the work of Tsypkin at the festival auction, over 10 million rubles were paid.
Bibliography
- 2015 - "Women of adamant age and others. Neprintsya stories"
- 2016 - "Prada and True"
- 2016 - "Notes on iPhones" (Collection together with Alexander Snegirev and Alexander Malenkov)
- 2016 - "Demanding"
- 2017 - "Tribeys-ours or where calls"
- 2018 - "House to dates and new nepresses"