The name of Krasnogorov is well known to theater-goers of Russia. His plays LET'S HAVE SEX!, THE DOG, SMALL TRAGEDIES, DELIGHTS OF ADULTERY, SOMEBODY MUST GO AWAY, PROCESSION OF GNOMES, LOVE MEDICINE, SEVERAL HOURS FROM THE LIFE OF A MAN AND A WOMAN, THIS WEAK TENDER SEX, BRIDE'S ROOM, THE CRUEL LESSON, are warmly met by critics and audience. Up to now 21 plays of him have been performed in 160 theaters. Up to 1992 he was President of the St. Petersburg Playwrights Association. Now he lives in Israel.
The creative dramatic skills of the author span a wide arc. He has displayed a superb mastery of many kinds of plays. Biting satire, a keen sense of humor both grotesque and absurd, lyricism, and a knowledge of the human heart - these are the main features of Krasnogorov's theatre pieces. The tensions and conflicts of his plays are set off by his style of lively and easy dialogue, dynamics, and intensive action. The author uses paradoxical situations and unusual plots to involve readers and audiences into the worlds, created by his imagination.
The plays of V. Krasnogorov are contained in the permanent repertoire of many theatres and are sometimes played several hundreds times. They are enthusiastically received by audiences. Critics noticed that " Krasnogorov's plays cross borders easily". For this reason, many of them have been translated into foreign languages and staged in theatres, on radio and on TV of different countries. His plays were staged by the most famous theater directors of Russia.
Valentin Krasnogorov translated into Russian Hanoch Levin's play "Rubber Traders". This play has been staged in St. Petersburg and Kiev and won the highest theater price in Russia - "The Golden Mask"
V. Krasnogorov is member of the Writers Union of Russia; member of the Russian Union of the Theater Workers; member of the Israel Federation of Writers Unions. His biopraghy is included in the dictionaries "Marquis Who's Who in the World", USA, "International Who's Who in the Intellectuals", England, Camridge, et. al.