SettingsRussian short story writers
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah, a pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, was a Russian-born writer.
Achmed Abdullah, a pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, was a Russian-born writer.
Aleksandr Kuprin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin, was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer who is perhaps best known for his story The Duel.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin, was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer who is perhaps best known for his story The Duel.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a writer, who, through his often-suppressed writings, helped to raise global awareness of the gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – parti...
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a writer, who, through his often-suppressed writings, helped to raise global awareness of the gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – parti...
Aleksei Bibik
Aleksei Pavlovich Bibik (Алексей Павлович Бибик; October 17, 1878- November 18, 1976) was one of the first working-class novelists in Russia.
Aleksei Pavlovich Bibik (Алексей Павлович Бибик; October 17, 1878- November 18, 1976) was one of the first working-class novelists in Russia.
Aleksey Chapygin
Aleksey Pavlovich Chapygin (Алексей Павлович Чапыгин; - 21 October 1937) was a Russian writer, and one of the founders of the Soviet historical novel.
Aleksey Pavlovich Chapygin (Алексей Павлович Чапыгин; - 21 October 1937) was a Russian writer, and one of the founders of the Soviet historical novel.
Aleksey Pisemsky
Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s, but whose reputation suffered a spect...
Aleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s, but whose reputation suffered a spect...
Aleksey Remizov
Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre.
Aleksei Mikhailovich Remizov was a Russian modernist writer whose creative imagination veered to the fantastic and bizarre.
Alexander Chekhov
Alexander Pavlovich Chekhov,, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and memoirist, and the elder brother of Anton Chekhov.
Alexander Pavlovich Chekhov,, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and memoirist, and the elder brother of Anton Chekhov.
Alexander Druzhinin
Alexander Vasilyevich Druzhinin,, was a Russian writer, translator, and magazine editor.
Alexander Vasilyevich Druzhinin,, was a Russian writer, translator, and magazine editor.
Alexander Grin
Alexander Grin (Александр Грин, August 23, 1880 – July 8, 1932) was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or ...
Alexander Grin (Александр Грин, August 23, 1880 – July 8, 1932) was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short stories, mostly set in an unnamed fantasy land with a European or ...
Alexander Levitov
Alexander Ivanovich Levitov (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Леви́тов), born August 1, 1835 – died January 16, 1877, was a Russian writer.
Alexander Ivanovich Levitov (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Леви́тов), born August 1, 1835 – died January 16, 1877, was a Russian writer.
Alexander Serafimovich
Alexander Serafimovich (Алекса́ндр Серафимо́вич, born Alexander Serafimovich Popov) (O.S. January 7 (N.S. January 19), 1863, stanitsa Nizhnekurmoyarskaya, today's Tsimlyansky District, Ros...
Alexander Serafimovich (Алекса́ндр Серафимо́вич, born Alexander Serafimovich Popov) (O.S. January 7 (N.S. January 19), 1863, stanitsa Nizhnekurmoyarskaya, today's Tsimlyansky District, Ros...
Alexander Tarasov-Rodionov
Alexander Ignatyevich Tarasov-Rodionov, October 7, 1885 - September 3, 1938, was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Alexander Ignatyevich Tarasov-Rodionov, October 7, 1885 - September 3, 1938, was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Andrei Bitov
Andrei Georgiyevich Bitov (Андре́й Гео́ргиевич Би́тов, born Leningrad/St. Petersburg, May 27, 1937) is a prominent Russian writer.
Andrei Georgiyevich Bitov (Андре́й Гео́ргиевич Би́тов, born Leningrad/St. Petersburg, May 27, 1937) is a prominent Russian writer.
Andrei Platonov
Andrei Platonov (Андре́й Плато́нов, ; – January 5, 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Андре́й Плато́нович Климе́нтов), a Soviet author whose works anticipate ex...
Andrei Platonov (Андре́й Плато́нов, ; – January 5, 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov (Андре́й Плато́нович Климе́нтов), a Soviet author whose works anticipate ex...
Anna Kashina
Anna S. Kashina, Ph.D. is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as a writer.
Anna S. Kashina, Ph.D. is a faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as a writer.
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history.
Arkady Averchenko
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Арка́дий Тимофе́евич Аве́рченко; March 27, 1881, Sevastopol – March 12, 1925, Prague), was a Russian playwright and satirist.
Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko (Арка́дий Тимофе́евич Аве́рченко; March 27, 1881, Sevastopol – March 12, 1925, Prague), was a Russian playwright and satirist.
Arsen Kotsoyev
Arsen Kotsoyev (Коцойты Арсен) (January 15, 1872 - February 4, 1944) is one of the founders of Ossetic prose, who had a large influence in the formation of the modern Ossetic language and its fu...
Arsen Kotsoyev (Коцойты Арсен) (January 15, 1872 - February 4, 1944) is one of the founders of Ossetic prose, who had a large influence in the formation of the modern Ossetic language and its fu...
Asar Eppel
Asar Isayevich Eppel (Аса́р Иса́евич Э́ппель; January 11, 1935 – February 20, 2012) was a Russian writer and translator.
Asar Isayevich Eppel (Аса́р Иса́евич Э́ппель; January 11, 1935 – February 20, 2012) was a Russian writer and translator.
Avdotya Panaeva
Avdotya Yakovlevna Panaeva,, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, memoirist and literary salon holder.
Avdotya Yakovlevna Panaeva,, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, memoirist and literary salon holder.
Boris Lavrenyov
Boris Andreyevich Lavrenyov (Борис Андреевич Лавренёв) (real name Sergeyev), born July 5 (17), 1891 in Kherson, died January 7, 1959 in Moscow, was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright.
Boris Andreyevich Lavrenyov (Борис Андреевич Лавренёв) (real name Sergeyev), born July 5 (17), 1891 in Kherson, died January 7, 1959 in Moscow, was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright.
Bulat Okudzhava
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (also transliterated as Boulat Okudjava, Okoudjava, or Okoudzhava; Була́т Ша́лвович Окуджа́ва, Georgian: ბულატ ოკუჯავა) (May 9, 1924 – June 12, 1...
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (also transliterated as Boulat Okudjava, Okoudjava, or Okoudzhava; Була́т Ша́лвович Окуджа́ва, Georgian: ბულატ ოკუჯავა) (May 9, 1924 – June 12, 1...
Daniil Kharms
Daniil Kharms was an early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.
Daniil Kharms was an early Soviet-era surrealist and absurdist poet, writer and dramatist.
Daniil Mordovtsev
Daniil Lukich Mordovtsev was a Russian/Ukrainian writer and historian.
Daniil Lukich Mordovtsev was a Russian/Ukrainian writer and historian.
David Aizman
David Yakovlevich Aizman was a Russian-Jewish novelist and playwright.
David Yakovlevich Aizman was a Russian-Jewish novelist and playwright.
David Shrayer-Petrov
David Shrayer-Petrov (Шраер-Петров, Давид, Russian-American novelist, poet, memoirist, translator, and medical scientist; best known for his novel about refuseniks, "Gerbert i Nelli" (Herbert an...
David Shrayer-Petrov (Шраер-Петров, Давид, Russian-American novelist, poet, memoirist, translator, and medical scientist; best known for his novel about refuseniks, "Gerbert i Nelli" (Herbert an...
Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak
Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak was a Russian author most famous for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains.
Dmitry Narkisovich Mamin-Sibiryak was a Russian author most famous for his novels and short stories about life in the Ural Mountains.
Elena Guro
Elena Genrikhovna Guro was a Russian Futurist painter, playwright, poet, and writer of fiction.
Elena Genrikhovna Guro was a Russian Futurist painter, playwright, poet, and writer of fiction.
Eugene Kozlovsky
Eugene Antonovich Kozlovsky (Евгений Антонович Козловский) (September 6, 1946, Vladivostok (Russia)) is a Russian writer, journalist, theatre director and film director.
Eugene Antonovich Kozlovsky (Евгений Антонович Козловский) (September 6, 1946, Vladivostok (Russia)) is a Russian writer, journalist, theatre director and film director.
Evgeny Chirikov
Evgeny Nikolayevich Chirikov, born August 5, 1864 - died January 18, 1932, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, dramatist, and publicist.
Evgeny Nikolayevich Chirikov, born August 5, 1864 - died January 18, 1932, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, dramatist, and publicist.
Frida Vigdorova
Frida Vigdorova was a Russian journalist, novelist and writer.
Frida Vigdorova was a Russian journalist, novelist and writer.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky sometimes translated as Dostoevsky, was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays.
Genrikh Sapgir
Genrikh Sapgir (Ге́нрих Вениами́нович Сапги́р; November 20, 1928, Biysk, Altai Krai, Russia — October 7, 1999, Moscow) was a Russian poet and fiction writer.
Genrikh Sapgir (Ге́нрих Вениами́нович Сапги́р; November 20, 1928, Biysk, Altai Krai, Russia — October 7, 1999, Moscow) was a Russian poet and fiction writer.
Georgy Demidov
Georgy Demidov (Гео́ргий Гео́ргиевич Деми́дов) (November 29, 1908- February 19, 1987) was a Russian political prisoner and writer.
Georgy Demidov (Гео́ргий Гео́ргиевич Деми́дов) (November 29, 1908- February 19, 1987) was a Russian political prisoner and writer.
Gleb Uspensky
Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky (Глеб Ива́нович Успе́нский), (October 25, 1843 – April 6, 1902), was a Russian writer.
Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky (Глеб Ива́нович Успе́нский), (October 25, 1843 – April 6, 1902), was a Russian writer.
Ieronim Yasinsky
Ieronim Ieronimovich Yasinsky (Иерони́м Иерони́мович Яси́нский; April 18 (30), 1850, Kharkiv, Russian Empire, modern Ukraine, - December 31, 1931, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian novelist, poet, ...
Ieronim Ieronimovich Yasinsky (Иерони́м Иерони́мович Яси́нский; April 18 (30), 1850, Kharkiv, Russian Empire, modern Ukraine, - December 31, 1931, Leningrad, USSR) was a Russian novelist, poet, ...
Ignaty Potapenko
Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko, born December 30, 1856 - died May 17, 1929, was a Russian writer and playwright.
Ignaty Nikolayevich Potapenko, born December 30, 1856 - died May 17, 1929, was a Russian writer and playwright.
Ilya Tolstoy
Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy (Илья́ Льво́вич Толсто́й; May 22, 1866 – December 11, 1933) was a Russian writer and the son of Leo Tolstoy.
Ilya Lvovich Tolstoy (Илья́ Льво́вич Толсто́й; May 22, 1866 – December 11, 1933) was a Russian writer and the son of Leo Tolstoy.
Isaak Babel
Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (Исаа́к Эммануи́лович Ба́бель, – January 27, 1940) was a Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer.
Isaak Emmanuilovich Babel (Исаа́к Эммануи́лович Ба́бель, – January 27, 1940) was a Russian language journalist, playwright, literary translator, and short story writer.
Ivan Bunin
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of pro...
Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin was the first Russian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature for the strict artistry with which he carried on the classical Russian traditions in the writing of pro...
Ivan Goncharov
Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was a Russian novelist best known as the author of Oblomov.
Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was a Russian novelist best known as the author of Oblomov.
Ivan Kushchevsky
Ivan Afanasyevich Kushchevsky, born December 24, 1847 - died August 12, 1876, was a Russian writer.
Ivan Afanasyevich Kushchevsky, born December 24, 1847 - died August 12, 1876, was a Russian writer.
Ivan Panaev
Ivan Ivanovich Panaev was a Russian writer, literary critic, journalist and magazine publisher.
Ivan Ivanovich Panaev was a Russian writer, literary critic, journalist and magazine publisher.
Ivan Shmelyov
Ivan Sergeyevich Shmelyov was a Russian émigré writer best known for his full-blooded idyllic recreations of the pre-revolutionary past spent in the merchant district of Moscow.
Ivan Sergeyevich Shmelyov was a Russian émigré writer best known for his full-blooded idyllic recreations of the pre-revolutionary past spent in the merchant district of Moscow.
Ivan Timofeevich Kokorev
Ivan Timofeevich Kokorev (Russian Иван Тимофеевич Кокорев) (September 6, 1825 - June 14, 1853) was a Russian writer.
Ivan Timofeevich Kokorev (Russian Иван Тимофеевич Кокорев) (September 6, 1825 - June 14, 1853) was a Russian writer.
Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (September 3, 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright.
Karolina Pavlova
Karolina Pavlova was a 19th century Russian poet and novelist who stood out from other writers on account of her unique appreciation of exceptional rhymes and imagery.
Karolina Pavlova was a 19th century Russian poet and novelist who stood out from other writers on account of her unique appreciation of exceptional rhymes and imagery.
Konstantin Paustovsky
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Константин Георгиевич Паустовский, —July 14, 1968) was a Russian Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1965.
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky (Константин Георгиевич Паустовский, —July 14, 1968) was a Russian Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1965.
Konstantin Staniukovich
Konstantin Mikhailovich Staniukovich or Stanyukovich was a Russian writer, remembered today mostly for his stories of the Russian Imperial Navy.
Konstantin Mikhailovich Staniukovich or Stanyukovich was a Russian writer, remembered today mostly for his stories of the Russian Imperial Navy.
Konstantin Trenyov
Konstantin Andreevich Trenyov was a Russian, Soviet playwright and author, USSR State Prize laureate, best known for his Russian Civil War history drama Lyubov Yarovaya.
Konstantin Andreevich Trenyov was a Russian, Soviet playwright and author, USSR State Prize laureate, best known for his Russian Civil War history drama Lyubov Yarovaya.
Lara Vapnyar
Lara Vapnyar (1971-) is a Russian-born author of short stories living in the United States.
Lara Vapnyar (1971-) is a Russian-born author of short stories living in the United States.
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories.
Leonid Andreyev
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – September 12, 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short story writer.
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (Леони́д Никола́евич Андре́ев, – September 12, 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short story writer.
Lev Lunts
Lev Natanovich Lunts (Лев Ната́нович Лунц; May 2, 1901 – May 10, 1924) was a Russian/Jewish writer, playwright, critic, translator, and essayist.
Lev Natanovich Lunts (Лев Ната́нович Лунц; May 2, 1901 – May 10, 1924) was a Russian/Jewish writer, playwright, critic, translator, and essayist.
Lidia Charskaya
Lidia Alekseyevna Charskaya, January 31, 1875 – March 18, 1938, was a Russian writer and actress.
Lidia Alekseyevna Charskaya, January 31, 1875 – March 18, 1938, was a Russian writer and actress.
Lidia Veselitskaya
Lidia Ivanovna Veselitskaya, born March 17, 1857 – died February 23, 1936, was a Russian writer who used the pseudonym V. Mikulich.
Lidia Ivanovna Veselitskaya, born March 17, 1857 – died February 23, 1936, was a Russian writer who used the pseudonym V. Mikulich.
Lyudmila Ulitskaya
Lyudmila Evgenyevna Ulitskaya (Людмила Евгеньевна Улицкая) is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer.
Lyudmila Evgenyevna Ulitskaya (Людмила Евгеньевна Улицкая) is a critically acclaimed modern Russian novelist and short-story writer.
Maria Arbatova
Maria Ivanovna Arbatova born July 17, 1957, is a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, journalist, talkshow host, politician and one of Russia's most widely known feminists.
Maria Ivanovna Arbatova born July 17, 1957, is a Russian novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, journalist, talkshow host, politician and one of Russia's most widely known feminists.
Maria Rybakova
Maria Aleksadrovna Rybakova (Мария Рыбакова) (b.
Maria Aleksadrovna Rybakova (Мария Рыбакова) (b.
Maria Zhukova
Maria Semyonovna Zhukova (Мари́я Семёновна Жу́кова, 1805 – April 26, 1855) was a Russian writer.
Maria Semyonovna Zhukova (Мари́я Семёновна Жу́кова, 1805 – April 26, 1855) was a Russian writer.
Marina Palei
Marina Anatolyevna Palei (in Мари́на Анато́льевна Пале́й; born 1 February 1955 in Leningrad) is a Russian prose-writer, scriptwriter, publicist, novelist and translator.
Marina Anatolyevna Palei (in Мари́на Анато́льевна Пале́й; born 1 February 1955 in Leningrad) is a Russian prose-writer, scriptwriter, publicist, novelist and translator.
Maxim D. Shrayer
Shrayer, Maxim D. is a bilingual Russian-American author, translator, and literary scholar, and a professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College.
Shrayer, Maxim D. is a bilingual Russian-American author, translator, and literary scholar, and a professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies at Boston College.
Maxim Gorky
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, primarily known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, primarily known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet author, a founder of the Socialist Realism literary method and a political activist.
Mikhail Artsybashev
Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (Михаи́л Петро́вич Арцыба́шев); (November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1927) was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as n...
Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (Михаи́л Петро́вич Арцыба́шев); (November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1927) was a Russian writer and playwright, and a major proponent of the literary style known as n...
Mikhail Dostoyevsky
Mikhail Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (Михаил Михайлович Достоевский), (November 25, 1820—July 22, 1864), was a Russian short story writer, publisher, literary critic and an elder brother of Fyodor D...
Mikhail Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (Михаил Михайлович Достоевский), (November 25, 1820—July 22, 1864), was a Russian short story writer, publisher, literary critic and an elder brother of Fyodor D...
Mikhail Osorgin
Mikhail Andreyevich Osorgin was a Russian novelist, journalist, and essayist.
Mikhail Andreyevich Osorgin was a Russian novelist, journalist, and essayist.
Mikhail Prishvin
Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (Михаи́л Миха́йлович При́швин) (January 23 (N.S. February 4), 1873 - January 16, 1954) was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (Михаи́л Миха́йлович При́швин) (January 23 (N.S. February 4), 1873 - January 16, 1954) was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin, better known by his pseudonym Shchedrin, was a major Russian satirist of the 19th century.
Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin, better known by his pseudonym Shchedrin, was a major Russian satirist of the 19th century.
Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya
Nadezhda Dmitryevna Khvoshchinskaya, May 20, 1824 – June 8, 1889, was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and translator.
Nadezhda Dmitryevna Khvoshchinskaya, May 20, 1824 – June 8, 1889, was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and translator.
Nadezhda Kozhevnikova
Nadezhda Vadimovna Kozhevnikova is a Russian writer and journalist, and the daughter of Soviet writer Vadim Kozhevnikov.
Nadezhda Vadimovna Kozhevnikova is a Russian writer and journalist, and the daughter of Soviet writer Vadim Kozhevnikov.
Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky
Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky (Russian: Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Га́рин-Михайло́вский, was a Russian writer and essayist, locating engineer and railroad constructor.
Nikolai Georgievich Garin-Mikhailovsky (Russian: Никола́й Гео́ргиевич Га́рин-Михайло́вский, was a Russian writer and essayist, locating engineer and railroad constructor.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer.
Nikolai Karonin-Petropavlovsky
Nikolai Elpidiforovich Karonin-Petropavlovsky, October 17, 1853 – May 24, 1892, was a Russian writer, essayist, and political activist.
Nikolai Elpidiforovich Karonin-Petropavlovsky, October 17, 1853 – May 24, 1892, was a Russian writer, essayist, and political activist.
Nikolai Leskov
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky.
Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky.
Nikolai Leykin
Nikolai Alexandrovich Leykin was a Russian writer, playwright, journalist and publisher.
Nikolai Alexandrovich Leykin was a Russian writer, playwright, journalist and publisher.
Nikolai Naumov
Nikolai Ivanovich Naumov was a Russian writer.
Nikolai Ivanovich Naumov was a Russian writer.
Nikolai Pomyalovsky
Nikolai Gerasimovich Pomyalovsky,, was a Russian writer.
Nikolai Gerasimovich Pomyalovsky,, was a Russian writer.
Nikolai Teleshov
Nikolai Dmitryevich Teleshov,, was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Nikolai Dmitryevich Teleshov,, was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Nikolai Uspensky
Nikolay Vasilyevich Uspensky (Никола́й Васи́льевич Успе́нский), born May 31, 1837 - died November 2, 1889, was a Russian writer, and a cousin of fellow writer Gleb Uspensky.
Nikolay Vasilyevich Uspensky (Никола́й Васи́льевич Успе́нский), born May 31, 1837 - died November 2, 1889, was a Russian writer, and a cousin of fellow writer Gleb Uspensky.
Nikolai Zlatovratsky
Nikolai Nikolaievich Zlatovratsky, born December 26, 1845 – died December 23, 1911, was a Russian writer.
Nikolai Nikolaievich Zlatovratsky, born December 26, 1845 – died December 23, 1911, was a Russian writer.
Nikolay Karonin-Petropavlovsky
Nikolay Elpidiforovich Karonin-Petropavlovsky, October 17, 1853 – May 24, 1892, was a Russian writer, essayist, and political activist.
Nikolay Elpidiforovich Karonin-Petropavlovsky, October 17, 1853 – May 24, 1892, was a Russian writer, essayist, and political activist.
Nikolay Leykin
Nikolay Alexandrovich Leykin (Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Ле́йкин; December 19, 1841 - January 19, 1906) was a Russian writer, playwright, journalist and publisher.
Nikolay Alexandrovich Leykin (Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Ле́йкин; December 19, 1841 - January 19, 1906) was a Russian writer, playwright, journalist and publisher.
Nikolay Teleshov
Nikolay Dmitryevich Teleshov (Никола́й Дми́триевич Телешо́в), (November 10, 1867 - March 14, 1957), was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Nikolay Dmitryevich Teleshov (Никола́й Дми́триевич Телешо́в), (November 10, 1867 - March 14, 1957), was a Russian/Soviet writer.
Nikolay Uspensky
Nikolay Vasilyevich Uspensky was a Russian writer, and a cousin of fellow writer Gleb Uspensky.
Nikolay Vasilyevich Uspensky was a Russian writer, and a cousin of fellow writer Gleb Uspensky.
Nikolay Zlatovratsky
Nikolay Nikolayevich Zlatovratsky, born December 26, 1845 - died December 23, 1911, was a Russian writer.
Nikolay Nikolayevich Zlatovratsky, born December 26, 1845 - died December 23, 1911, was a Russian writer.
Nina Berberova
Nina Nikolayevna Berberova (Ни́на Никола́евна Бербе́рова) (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of Russian exiles in Paris in her short stories a...
Nina Nikolayevna Berberova (Ни́на Никола́евна Бербе́рова) (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of Russian exiles in Paris in her short stories a...
Nina Gorlanova
Nina Viktorovna Gorlanova (born 23 November 1947) is a modern short-story writer and novelist who has been living in a provincial Russian city Perm.
Nina Viktorovna Gorlanova (born 23 November 1947) is a modern short-story writer and novelist who has been living in a provincial Russian city Perm.
Nina L. Khrushcheva
Dr. Nina L. Khrushcheva is a Russian American professor in the graduate program of international affairs at The New School, a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute, and from 2002 to 2004 w...
Dr. Nina L. Khrushcheva is a Russian American professor in the graduate program of international affairs at The New School, a senior fellow of the World Policy Institute, and from 2002 to 2004 w...
Oleg Pavlov
Oleg Pavlov (Russian:Павлов, Олег Олегович) (born 1970) is a prominent Russian writer, winner of the Russian Booker Prize.
Oleg Pavlov (Russian:Павлов, Олег Олегович) (born 1970) is a prominent Russian writer, winner of the Russian Booker Prize.
Olga Forsh
Olga Dmitryevna Forsh (О́льга Дми́триевна Форш; née Komarova; July 17, 1961) was a Russian/Soviet novelist, dramatist, memoirist, and scenarist.
Olga Dmitryevna Forsh (О́льга Дми́триевна Форш; née Komarova; July 17, 1961) was a Russian/Soviet novelist, dramatist, memoirist, and scenarist.
Olga Shapir
Olga Andreyevna Shapir (Ольга Андреевна Шапир; October 9, 1850 – July 13, 1916) was a Russian writer and feminist.
Olga Andreyevna Shapir (Ольга Андреевна Шапир; October 9, 1850 – July 13, 1916) was a Russian writer and feminist.
Peter Demant
Peter Demant (in Russian - Петр Зигмундович Демант) (literary pseudonym - Vernon Kress (in Russian - Вернон Кресс) (1918, Innsbruck, Austria - 2006, Moscow, Russia) - Russian writer and public ...
Peter Demant (in Russian - Петр Зигмундович Демант) (literary pseudonym - Vernon Kress (in Russian - Вернон Кресс) (1918, Innsbruck, Austria - 2006, Moscow, Russia) - Russian writer and public ...
Polina Suslova
Apollinaria Prokofyevna Suslova, commonly known as Polina Suslova, was a Russian short story writer, who is perhaps best known as a mistress of writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, wife of Vasily Ro...
Apollinaria Prokofyevna Suslova, commonly known as Polina Suslova, was a Russian short story writer, who is perhaps best known as a mistress of writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky, wife of Vasily Ro...
Sasha Sokolov
Sasha Sokolov is a paradoxical writer of Russian literature.
Sasha Sokolov is a paradoxical writer of Russian literature.
Semyon Yushkevich
Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich Семён Соломонович Юшкевич,, was a Russian language writer, and playwright and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich Семён Соломонович Юшкевич,, was a Russian language writer, and playwright and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sergei Dovlatov
Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (Mechik) (Серге́й Дона́тович Довла́тов (Ме́чик); 3 September 1941, Ufa, USSR – 24 August 1990, New York, USA) was a Russian journalist and writer.
Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov (Mechik) (Серге́й Дона́тович Довла́тов (Ме́чик); 3 September 1941, Ufa, USSR – 24 August 1990, New York, USA) was a Russian journalist and writer.
Sergei Sergeyev-Tsensky
Sergei Nikolayevich Sergeyev-Tsensky (Сергей Николаевич Сергеев-Ценский, August 25, 1958) was a prolific Russian and Soviet writer and academician.
Sergei Nikolayevich Sergeyev-Tsensky (Сергей Николаевич Сергеев-Ценский, August 25, 1958) was a prolific Russian and Soviet writer and academician.
Sergey Aksakov
Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov was a 19th-century Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing.
Sergey Timofeyevich Aksakov was a 19th-century Russian literary figure remembered for his semi-autobiographical tales of family life, as well as his books on hunting and fishing.
Sergey Elpatyevsky
Sergey Yakovlovich Elpatyevsky, November 3, 1854 – January 9, 1933, was a Russian writer and doctor.
Sergey Yakovlovich Elpatyevsky, November 3, 1854 – January 9, 1933, was a Russian writer and doctor.
Sergey Gusev-Orenburgsky
Sergey Ivanovich Gusev-Orenburgsky (Сергей Иванович Гусев-Оренбургский) (October 5, 1867 – June 1, 1963) was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sergey Ivanovich Gusev-Orenburgsky (Сергей Иванович Гусев-Оренбургский) (October 5, 1867 – June 1, 1963) was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sergey Terentyevich Semyonov
Sergey Terentyevich Semyonov, born March 28, 1868 – died December 3, 1922, was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sergey Terentyevich Semyonov, born March 28, 1868 – died December 3, 1922, was a Russian writer and a member of the Moscow literary group Sreda.
Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
Sigizmund Dominikovich Krzhizhanovsky (Сигизму́нд Домини́кович Кржижано́вский) (, Kiev, Russian Empire — 28 December 1950, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet short-story writer who described...
Sigizmund Dominikovich Krzhizhanovsky (Сигизму́нд Домини́кович Кржижано́вский) (, Kiev, Russian Empire — 28 December 1950, Moscow, USSR) was a Russian and Soviet short-story writer who described...
Sofia Soboleva
Sofia Pavlovna Soboleva was a Russian writer who used the pseudonym V. Samoilovich.
Sofia Pavlovna Soboleva was a Russian writer who used the pseudonym V. Samoilovich.
Sreda (literary group)
The Moscow Literary Sreda (Моско́вская Литерату́рная Cреда) was a Moscow literary group founded in 1899 by Nikolay Teleshov.
The Moscow Literary Sreda (Моско́вская Литерату́рная Cреда) was a Moscow literary group founded in 1899 by Nikolay Teleshov.
Stepan Skitalets
Stepan Skitalets,, was the pen-name of Stepan Gavrilovich Petrov, a Russian/Soviet poet, writer of fiction and folk musician.
Stepan Skitalets,, was the pen-name of Stepan Gavrilovich Petrov, a Russian/Soviet poet, writer of fiction and folk musician.
Tatyana Tolstaya
Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya (; born 3 May 1951 in Leningrad) is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family.
Tatyana Nikitichna Tolstaya (; born 3 May 1951 in Leningrad) is a Russian writer, TV host, publicist, novelist, and essayist from the Tolstoy family.
Valentina Dmitryeva
Valentina Iovovna Dmitryeva (Валенти́на Иововна Дми́триева) (May 10, 1859 – February 18, 1947) was a Russian/Soviet writer, teacher, medical doctor and revolutionary.
Valentina Iovovna Dmitryeva (Валенти́на Иововна Дми́триева) (May 10, 1859 – February 18, 1947) was a Russian/Soviet writer, teacher, medical doctor and revolutionary.
Valery Bryusov
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов) ( – October 9, 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian.
Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов) ( – October 9, 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian.
Vasily Belov
Vasily Ivanovich Belov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Бело́в, born October 23, 1932, Timonikha, Kharovsky District, Northern Krai, now Vologda oblast) is a Soviet/Russian writer, poet and dramatist, who pu...
Vasily Ivanovich Belov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Бело́в, born October 23, 1932, Timonikha, Kharovsky District, Northern Krai, now Vologda oblast) is a Soviet/Russian writer, poet and dramatist, who pu...
Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko
Vasily Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko was a Russian writer, essayist, journalist, memoirist, brother of the famous theater director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Vasily Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko was a Russian writer, essayist, journalist, memoirist, brother of the famous theater director Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko.
Vasily Sleptsov
Vasily Alekseyevich Sleptsov (Васи́лий Алексе́евич Слепцо́в), (July 31, 1836 - April 4, 1878), was a Russian writer and social reformer.
Vasily Alekseyevich Sleptsov (Васи́лий Алексе́евич Слепцо́в), (July 31, 1836 - April 4, 1878), was a Russian writer and social reformer.
Vera Zhelikhovsky
Vera Zhelikhovsky, Ве́ра Петро́вна Желихо́вская (April 29, 1835 - May 17, 1896) was a Russian writer, mostly of children's stories.
Vera Zhelikhovsky, Ве́ра Петро́вна Желихо́вская (April 29, 1835 - May 17, 1896) was a Russian writer, mostly of children's stories.
Viatcheslav Repin
Viatcheslav Repin (Russian: Вячеслав Борисович Репин; French: Viatcheslav Répine) is a French writer of Russian extraction, born 1960 in Tomsk (Siberia).
Viatcheslav Repin (Russian: Вячеслав Борисович Репин; French: Viatcheslav Répine) is a French writer of Russian extraction, born 1960 in Tomsk (Siberia).
Victor Erofeyev
Victor Vladimirovich Erofeyev (Ви́ктор Влади́мирович Ерофе́ев, sometimes transliterated as Yerofeyev; born September 19, 1947, Moscow) is a Russian writer.
Victor Vladimirovich Erofeyev (Ви́ктор Влади́мирович Ерофе́ев, sometimes transliterated as Yerofeyev; born September 19, 1947, Moscow) is a Russian writer.
Viktor Astafyev
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev also spelled Astafiev or Astaf'ev, was a Soviet and Russian writer of short stories and novels.
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev also spelled Astafiev or Astaf'ev, was a Soviet and Russian writer of short stories and novels.
Viktor Muizhel
Viktor Vasilyevich Muizhel (Виктор Васильевич Муйжель; July 30, 1880 - February 3, 1924) was a Russian writer and painter.
Viktor Vasilyevich Muizhel (Виктор Васильевич Муйжель; July 30, 1880 - February 3, 1924) was a Russian writer and painter.
Viktor Muyzhel
Viktor Vasilyevich Muyzhel (Виктор Васильевич Муйжель; July 30, 1880 - February 3, 1924) was a Russian writer and painter.
Viktor Vasilyevich Muyzhel (Виктор Васильевич Муйжель; July 30, 1880 - February 3, 1924) was a Russian writer and painter.
Vitaly Bianki
Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki — was a popular children’s writer and a prolific author of books on nature.
Vitaly Valentinovich Bianki — was a popular children’s writer and a prolific author of books on nature.
Vladimir Korolenko
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (Володимир Галактионович Короленко, Volodymyr Halaktyonovych Korolenko; Владимир Галактионович Короленко) (July 27, 1853-December 25, 1921) was a Ukrainian-Russ...
Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (Володимир Галактионович Короленко, Volodymyr Halaktyonovych Korolenko; Владимир Галактионович Короленко) (July 27, 1853-December 25, 1921) was a Ukrainian-Russ...
Vladimir Makanin
Vladimir Semyonovich Makanin (Владимир Семёнович Маканин; born March 1937 in Orsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian writer.
Vladimir Semyonovich Makanin (Владимир Семёнович Маканин; born March 1937 in Orsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian writer.
Vladimir Nabokov
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a multilingual Russian novelist, poet and short story writer.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov was a multilingual Russian novelist, poet and short story writer.
Vladimir Odoevsky
Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky (Владимир Федорович Одоевский) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue.
Prince Vladimir Fyodorovich Odoevsky (Владимир Федорович Одоевский) was a prominent Russian philosopher, writer, music critic, philanthropist and pedagogue.
Vladimir Sanin
Vladimir Markovich Sanin (Владимир Маркович Санин; 1928 - 1989) was a Russian traveler and writer.
Vladimir Markovich Sanin (Владимир Маркович Санин; 1928 - 1989) was a Russian traveler and writer.
Vlas Doroshevich
Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich, born April 17, 1864 - died February 22, 1922, was one of Russia's most popular and widely read journalists, and a novelist, essayist, drama critic, and short story...
Vlas Mikhailovich Doroshevich, born April 17, 1864 - died February 22, 1922, was one of Russia's most popular and widely read journalists, and a novelist, essayist, drama critic, and short story...
Vsevolod Ivanov
Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov (Все́волод Вячесла́вович Ива́нов ;, Lebyazhye, now in Pavlodar Oblast–August 15, 1963, Moscow) was a notable Soviet writer praised for the colourful adventur...
Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov (Все́волод Вячесла́вович Ива́нов ;, Lebyazhye, now in Pavlodar Oblast–August 15, 1963, Moscow) was a notable Soviet writer praised for the colourful adventur...
Vsevolod Krestovsky
Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky, February 23, 1840 - January 30, 1895, was a Russian writer.
Vsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky, February 23, 1840 - January 30, 1895, was a Russian writer.
Yulia Zhadovskaya
Yulia Valerianovna Zhadovskaya (Ю́лия Валериа́новна Жадо́вская; ) was a Russian poet and writer of fiction.
Yulia Valerianovna Zhadovskaya (Ю́лия Валериа́новна Жадо́вская; ) was a Russian poet and writer of fiction.
Yuri Bondarev
Yuri Vasilyevich Bondarev (Ю́рий Васи́льевич Бо́ндарев, 15 March 1924, Orsk) is a Russian writer.
Yuri Vasilyevich Bondarev (Ю́рий Васи́льевич Бо́ндарев, 15 March 1924, Orsk) is a Russian writer.
Yuri Nagibin
Yuri Markovich Nagibin (Ю́рий Ма́ркович Наги́бин; April 3, 1920 – June 17, 1994) was a Soviet writer, screenwriter and novelist.
Yuri Markovich Nagibin (Ю́рий Ма́ркович Наги́бин; April 3, 1920 – June 17, 1994) was a Soviet writer, screenwriter and novelist.
Yuri Rytkheu
Yuri Sergeyevich Rytkheu was a Chukchi writer, who wrote in both his native Chukchi and in Russian.
Yuri Sergeyevich Rytkheu was a Chukchi writer, who wrote in both his native Chukchi and in Russian.
Yury Kazakov
Yuri Pavlovich Kazakov (Юрий Павлович Казаков) (August 8, 1927—November 29, 1982) was a Russian author of short stories, often compared to Anton Chekhov and Ivan Bunin.
Yuri Pavlovich Kazakov (Юрий Павлович Казаков) (August 8, 1927—November 29, 1982) was a Russian author of short stories, often compared to Anton Chekhov and Ivan Bunin.
Yuz Aleshkovsky
Iosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky (Ио́сиф Ефи́мович Алешко́вский), known as Yuz Aleshkovsky (Юз Алешко́вский) (born September 21, 1929), is a modern Russian writer, poet, playwright and performe...
Iosif Efimovich Aleshkovsky (Ио́сиф Ефи́мович Алешко́вский), known as Yuz Aleshkovsky (Юз Алешко́вский) (born September 21, 1929), is a modern Russian writer, poet, playwright and performe...
Zinaida Gippius
Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, regarded as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmati...
Zinaida Nikolaevna Gippius, was a Russian poet, playwright, editor, short story writer and religious thinker, regarded as a co-founder of Russian symbolism and seen as "one of the most enigmati...
Zinaida Volkonskaya
Princess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Volkonskaya, was a Russian writer, poet, singer, composer, salonist and lady in waiting.
Princess Zinaida Aleksandrovna Volkonskaya, was a Russian writer, poet, singer, composer, salonist and lady in waiting.