Wladimir Kaminer (Russian: Владимир Викторович Каминер, romanized: Vladímir Víktorovich Kamíner; born 19 July 1967)[1] is a Russian-born German short story writer, columnist and disc jockey of Jewish[1][2] origin, the son of Viktor and Shanna Kaminer.

[1] From the late 1990s onward Kaminer became a prime mover in Berlin's art and literature scenes, based at the reopened Kaffee Burger club.

Kaminer also hosts a weekly radio show, called Wladimir's World, on Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg's (formerly Sender Freies Berlin) RADIOmultikulti, a station aimed at immigrants in Germany.

Kaminer also regularly DJs at his "Russendiskos", during which he exclusively plays music by Russian bands.

[3] The final chapter of his 2007 book Ich bin kein Berliner was subtitled "My first speech as mayoral candidate" (Meine erste Rede als Bürgermeisterkandidat).