Alexander Nikonov is a Russian nonfiction writer and journalist, born in 1964 in Moscow. He has worked as a journalist in various top Russian magazines and has written and published over a dozen books.
Alexander Nikonov has won the awards by the Union of Journalists of Russia, the Union of Journalists of Moscow, the “Ogonek” Magazine, and the “Belyaev Award”. Also he has been awarded for the outstanding input in the culture with the state Russian award – Pushkin Medal.