Sergei Dovlatov's life unfolded on a specific date, September 3, 1941, in the city of Ufa, situated within the boundaries of the Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, a territorial entity that was, at the time, an integral part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, which itself was a constituent republic within the vast and sprawling Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a multinational state that would eventually undergo a transformation and give rise to the modern-day Republic of Bashkortostan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
This extraordinary personality would embark on a illustrious career as a writer, leaving behind a literary heritage that comprises an array of notable works, including the critically acclaimed novel "The End of a Beautiful Epoch", which was published in the year 2015, a testament to their enduring influence on the literary world.
Sergei Dovlatov's existence was abruptly and irreparably terminated on August 24, 1990, in the vibrant and densely populated urban hub of New York City, situated in the state of New York, within the United States of America.