Mikhail Svetlov was born on June 17, 1903 in Yekaterinoslav, Russian Empire as Mikhail Arkadyevich Svetlov. He is known for his work on Dvadtsat let spustya (1965), Esli zavtra voyna (1938) and Spiel vor dem Feind (1969). He died on September 28, 1964 in Moscow, USSR [now Russia].