Boris Gersht was born on June 5, 1937 in Rostov-na-Donu, USSR. He was a director and writer, known for Golyy korol (1979), Akvarium: Ne stoy na puti u vysokikh chuvstv (1990) and Lishniy den v iyune (1974). He died on August 15, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia.