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Russian novelists

47 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abraham MapuAuthor · BooksAbraham Mapu (Abraomas Mapu; 1808 in Vilijampolė, Kaunas1867 in Königsberg, Prussia) was a Lithuanian novelist. He wrote in Hebrew as part of the Haskalah (enlightenment) movement.
Aleksandr KuprinAuthor · BooksAleksandr Kuprin was a Russian and Soviet writer, aircraft pilot, novelist, screenwriter and poet (1870–1938). He was born in Narovchat and died in Saint Petersburg.
Aleksey PisemskyAuthor · BooksAleksey Feofilaktovich Pisemsky (23 March 18212 February 1881) was a Russian novelist and dramatist who was regarded as an equal of Ivan Turgenev and Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the late 1850s,…
Aleksey TolstoyAuthor · BooksAleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (– 23 February 1945) was a Russian and Soviet writer whose works span across many genres, but mainly belonged to science fiction and historical fiction.
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Alexander GrinAuthor · BooksAleksandr Stepanovich Grinevsky (– 8 July 1932), better known by his pen name Alexander Green or Grin (Aleksandr Grin), was a Russian writer, notable for his romantic novels and short…
Alexander PushkinAuthor · BooksEugene Onegin is dated 1823. The Fountain of Bakhchisaray is dated 1821.
Alexander RadishchevAuthor · BooksAlexander Nikolayevich Radishchev (–) was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great.
Andrei BelyIllustrator · IllustrationBoris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet,…
Andrei PlatonovAuthor · BooksAndrei Platonovich Platonov (ɐnˈdrʲej plɐˈtonəvʲɪtɕ plɐˈtonəf; Klimentov [Климе́нтов];
Ayn RandAuthor · BooksAlice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, 1905March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher.
Bella RosenfeldAuthor · BooksShe was born in Vitebsk and died in New York City.
Boris PasternakPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Leonidovich Pasternak (10 February 189030 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, and literary translator.
Dmitry MerezhkovskyAuthor · BooksDmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский; 14 August 1865 – 9 December 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Elsa TrioletAuthor · BooksElla Yuryevna Kagan (12 September 1896– 16 June 1970), known as Elsa Triolet, was a Russian-French writer and translator known for being the first woman to be awarded the Prix Goncourt.
Fyodor DostoyevskyAuthor · BooksFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November 18219 February 1881) was a Russian philosopher, novelist, short-story writer, essayist and journalist.
Hamza Hakimzade NiyaziAuthor · BooksHamza Hakimzade Niyazi (March 6 1889 – 18 March 1929) was an Uzbek author, composer, playwright, poet, scholar, teacher, and political activist.
Hermann HesseArtist · PaintingsHermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Isaac Bashevis SingerAuthor · BooksIsaac Bashevis Singer (November 11, 1903[1][2] – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator in the United States.
Ivan TurgenevAuthor · BooksIvan Turgenev was a Russian writer, poet, playwright, novelist and translator (1818–1883). He was born in Oryol and died in Bougival.
Joseph ConradAuthor · BooksJoseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Polish-British novelist and story writer.
Józef Ignacy KraszewskiArtist · PaintingsJózef Ignacy Kraszewski (28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887) was a Polish novelist, journalist, historian, publisher, painter, and musician.
Kostan ZareanAuthor · BooksConstant, or Kostan Zarian (February 8, 1885 – December 11, 1969) was an Armenian writer who produced short lyric poems, long narrative poems of an epic cast, manifestos, essays, travel…
Leo TolstoyAuthor · BooksCount Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (–), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Maxim GorkyAuthor · BooksAlexei Maximovich Peshkov (– 18 June 1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky (Максим Горький), was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, and proponent of socialism.
Michał CzajkowskiAuthor · BooksMehmet Sadyk Pasha (29 September 180418 January 1886; Mehmed Sâdık Paşa; Sadik Basza), born Michał Czajkowski, was a Polish writer and political émigré of distant Cossack heritage who…
Mikhail BulgakovAuthor · BooksMikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (buul-GAH-kof; Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʊlˈɡakəf] 15 May [O.S.
Mikhail LermontovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (USalso; mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjʉrʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲerməntəf; –) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", the most important…
Mikhail Saltykov-ShchedrinAuthor · BooksMikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н; – 28 April), born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during his lifetime by the pen name Nikolai…
Mikhail SholokhovAuthor · BooksMikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (Михаил Александрович Шолохов; – 21 February 1984) was a Russian novelist and winner of the 1965 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Nadezhda KhvoshchinskayaAuthor · BooksNadezhda Dmitryevna Khvoshchinskaya (May 20, 1821 – June 8, 1889), was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and translator. Her married name was Zayonchkovskaya (Зайончковская;
Nina BerberovaAuthor · BooksNina Nikolayevna Berberova (26 July 1901 – 26 September 1993) was a Russian writer who chronicled the lives of anti-communist Russian refugees in Paris in her short stories and novels.
Peretz SmolenskinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Peretz Smolenskin
Sholem AleichemAuthor · BooksSolomon Naumovich Rabinovich or Solomon Naumovych Rabinovych (March 2 1859May 13, 1916), better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a Ukrainian Jewish author and playwright who…
Vsevolod KrestovskyAuthor · BooksVsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky (February 23, 1840 – January 30, 1895) was a Russian writer who worked in the city mysteries genre.
Yury OleshaAuthor · BooksYury Karlovich Olesha (3 March 1899 – 10 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet novelist.
Yury TynyanovAuthor · BooksYury Nikolaevich Tynyanov (Ю́рий Никола́евич Тыня́нов; October 18, 1894 – December 20, 1943) was a Soviet writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and screenwriter.

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