Alexey Pajitnov hardware and software in the Soviet Union, and advertised with the slogan ""From Russia with Love"" (on NES: ""From Russia With Fun!""). Because he was employed by the Soviet government, Pajitnov did not receive royalties. Pajitnov, together with Vladimir Pokhilko, moved to the United States in 1991 and later, in 1996, founded The Tetris Company with Henk Rogers. He helped design the puzzles in the Super NES versions of "Yoshi's Cookie" and designed the game "Pandora's Box", which incorporates more traditional jigsaw-style puzzles. He was employed by Microsoft from October 1996 until 2005. While there he worked on the "",
Alexi Ivanov Alexi Ivanov Alexi Ivanov (born Alexe Bădărău on October 22, 1922 in Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea – June 9, 1997 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian politician. He was born to a Romanian father and Bulgarian mother. In 1940 he and his family went to Bulgaria, where Alexe Badarau unofficially changed its name to Alexi Ivanov.In 1943, Alexi Ivanov started his regular military service in the Bulgarian army - motorized troops and in 1944- 1945 a participant as a soldier in the war Battle of the Transdanubian Hills, Nagykanizsa–Körmend Offensive and Austrian operations in the composition of the First Army (Bulgaria) until