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Most Famous Russian Writers
Writing 630
Russia 4,578
85 FD 
Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist 1821–1881
Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian Novelist 1821–1881 92 LT 
Leo Tolstoy Russian Writer 1828–1910
Leo Tolstoy Russian Writer 1828–1910 130 AC 
Anton Chekhov Russian Playwright 1860–1904
Anton Chekhov Russian Playwright 1860–1904 275 AP 
Alexander Pushkin Russian Poet 1799–1837
Alexander Pushkin Russian Poet 1799–1837 479 RL 
Rosa Luxemburg Russian Philosopher 1871–1919
Rosa Luxemburg Russian Philosopher 1871–1919 517 AS 
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Russian Writer 1918–2008
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Russian Writer 1918–2008 762 NG 
Nikolai Gogol Russian Novelist 1809–1852
Nikolai Gogol Russian Novelist 1809–1852 797 MB Mikhail Bulgakov Russian Novelist 1891–1940
828 MG 
Maxim Gorky Russian Writer 1868–1936
Maxim Gorky Russian Writer 1868–1936 1,259 AA 
Anna Akhmatova Russian Writer 1889–1966
Anna Akhmatova Russian Writer 1889–1966 1,301 IB 
Ivan Bunin Russian Writer 1870–1953
Ivan Bunin Russian Writer 1870–1953 1,302 IT 
Ivan Turgenev Russian Writer 1818–1883
Ivan Turgenev Russian Writer 1818–1883 1,687 LV 
Lev Vygotsky Russian Philosopher 1896–1934
Lev Vygotsky Russian Philosopher 1896–1934 2,338 SY 
Sergei Yesenin Russian Poet 1895–1925
Sergei Yesenin Russian Poet 1895–1925 2,391 MS 
Mikhail Sholokhov Russian Writer 1905–1984
Mikhail Sholokhov Russian Writer 1905–1984 2,918 YY 
Yevgeny Yevtushenko Russian Poet 1932–2017
Yevgeny Yevtushenko Russian Poet 1932–2017 3,211 CA 
Chinghiz Aitmatov Russian Author 1928–2008
Chinghiz Aitmatov Russian Author 1928–2008 3,958 AN 
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Russian Playwright 1883–1945
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy Russian Playwright 1883–1945 4,044 NC Nikolay Chernyshevsky Russian Novelist 1828–1889
4,054 GP 
Georgi Plekhanov Russian Philosopher 1856–1918
Georgi Plekhanov Russian Philosopher 1856–1918 4,456 FT 
Fyodor Tyutchev Russian Writer 1803–1873
Fyodor Tyutchev Russian Writer 1803–1873 4,464 NN 
Nikolay Nekrasov Russian Poet 1821–1878
Nikolay Nekrasov Russian Poet 1821–1878 4,510 SD 
Sergei Diaghilev Russian Art Critic 1872–1929
Sergei Diaghilev Russian Art Critic 1872–1929 4,773 SA 
Sholem Aleichem Russian Playwright 1859–1916
Sholem Aleichem Russian Playwright 1859–1916 4,976 MS 
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin Russian Writer 1826–1889
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin Russian Writer 1826–1889 5,390 AK 
Aleksandr Kuprin Russian Writer 1870–1938
Aleksandr Kuprin Russian Writer 1870–1938 5,622 NL 
Nikolai Leskov Russian Writer 1831–1895
Nikolai Leskov Russian Writer 1831–1895 6,189 NK 
Nikolay Karamzin Russian Writer 1766–1826
Nikolay Karamzin Russian Writer 1766–1826 6,337 YZ 
Yevgeny Zamyatin Russian Writer 1884–1937
Yevgeny Zamyatin Russian Writer 1884–1937 6,637 VZ 
Vasily Zhukovsky Russian Poet 1783–1852
Vasily Zhukovsky Russian Poet 1783–1852 6,663 GD 
Gavrila Derzhavin Russian Poet 1743–1816
Gavrila Derzhavin Russian Poet 1743–1816 6,871 VS 
Varlam Shalamov Russian Writer 1907–1982
Varlam Shalamov Russian Writer 1907–1982 7,399 VS 
Vasily Shukshin Russian Writer 1929–1974
Vasily Shukshin Russian Writer 1929–1974 7,622 BA 
Boris Akunin Russian Writer b. 1956
Boris Akunin Russian Writer b. 1956 7,973 KB 
Konstantin Balmont Russian Poet 1867–1942
Konstantin Balmont Russian Poet 1867–1942 8,466 VK 
Velimir Khlebnikov Russian Poet 1885–1922
Velimir Khlebnikov Russian Poet 1885–1922 8,539 AF 
Afanasy Fet Russian Poet 1820–1892
Afanasy Fet Russian Poet 1820–1892 8,877 NS 
Nathalie Sarraute Russian Writer 1900–1999
Nathalie Sarraute Russian Writer 1900–1999 8,974 LU 
Lesya Ukrainka Russian Poet 1871–1913
Lesya Ukrainka Russian Poet 1871–1913 9,143 AB 
Alexander Bogdanov Russian Philosopher 1873–1928
Alexander Bogdanov Russian Philosopher 1873–1928 9,223 SL 
Sergei Lukyanenko Russian Writer b. 1968
Sergei Lukyanenko Russian Writer b. 1968 9,533 VB 
Vissarion Belinsky Russian Critic 1811–1848
Vissarion Belinsky Russian Critic 1811–1848 10,782 HN 
Hayim Nahman Bialik Russian Poet 1873–1934
Hayim Nahman Bialik Russian Poet 1873–1934 10,940 ZG 
Zinaida Gippius Russian Poet 1869–1945
Zinaida Gippius Russian Poet 1869–1945 11,055 ST 
Sophia Tolstaya Russian Writer 1844–1919
Sophia Tolstaya Russian Writer 1844–1919 11,882 VS 
Vladimir Sorokin Russian Playwright b. 1955
Vladimir Sorokin Russian Playwright b. 1955 12,149 AG 
Alexander Grin Russian Writer 1880–1932
Alexander Grin Russian Writer 1880–1932 13,050 AZ Alexander Zinoviev Russian Philosopher 1922–2006
13,262 LU 
Lyudmila Ulitskaya Russian Writer b. 1943
Lyudmila Ulitskaya Russian Writer b. 1943 13,465 SB 
Sergei Bulgakov Russian Philosopher 1871–1944
Sergei Bulgakov Russian Philosopher 1871–1944
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