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Soviet editing staffs

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

Ahmad JavadAuthor · BooksAhmad Javad (Əhməd Məhəmmədəli oğlu Cavad; May 5, 1892 – October 13, 1937) was an Azerbaijani poet who is best known for writing the words of the National Anthem of Azerbaijan used under…
Akram AylisliAuthor · BooksAkram Najaf oglu Naibov (Əkrəm Nəcəf oğlu Naibov, born December 6, 1937), better known by his pen name Akram Aylisli (Əkrəm Əylisli), is an Azerbaijani writer, playwright, novelist and…
Aleksandr ChakovskyAuthor · BooksAleksandr Borisovich Chakovsky (August 26, 1913 – February 17, 1994) was a Soviet/Russian editor and novelist; editor-in-chief of "Literaturnaya Gazeta" from 1962 to 1988.
Aleksandr KabakovAuthor · BooksAleksandr Abramovich Kabakov (Russian: Александр Абрамович Кабаков; (22 October 1943 - 18 April 2020), was a Russian writer and journalist.
Alexander YashinAuthor · BooksAlexander Yakovlevich Yashin (March 27, 1913 – July 11, 1968) was a Soviet writer associated with the Village Prose movement.
Anatoly SofronovAuthor · BooksAnatoly Vladimirovich Sofronov (19 January 1911 – 9 September 1990) was a Soviet Russian writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter, editor (Ogoniok, 1953–1986) and literary administrator, the…
Anton NosikAuthor · BooksAnton Borisovich Nossik (4 July 1966 – 9 July 2017) was a Russian journalist, social activist and blogger.
Dmitry GordonAuthor · BooksDmitry Ilyich Gordon (Dmytro Illich Hordon, Dmytro Illich Hordon; born 21 October 1967) is a Ukrainian journalist, TV host, and blogger.
Eduardas MieželaitisAuthor · BooksEduardas Mieželaitis (3 October 1919 – 6 June 1997) was a Lithuanian Soviet poet, translator, essayist and public figure. In 1974 he was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labour.
Farīza OnggharsynovaAuthor · BooksFariza Oñğarsynqyzy Oñğarsynova (25 December 1939 – 23 January 2014) was a Kazakh poet.
Lydia ChukovskayaAuthor · BooksLydia Korneyevna Chukovskaya (Ли́дия Корне́евна Чуко́вская; 24 March 1907 – February 7, 1996) was a Soviet and Russian writer, poet, editor, publicist, memoirist and dissident.
Maksim TankAuthor · Books
Marina StepnovaAuthor · BooksMarina Lvovna Stepnova (née Rovner; born 2 September 1971, in Yefremov) is a Russian writer and poet, best known for her books Women of Lazarus (2011), which won the Big Book Award, and was…
Mykola RiabchukAuthor · BooksMykola Riabchuk (born September 27, 1953) is a Ukrainian public intellectual, journalist, political analyst, literary critic, translator and writer.
Nikolay KolyadaPerson · Film memorabiliaNikolay Vladimirovich Kolyada (also transliterated as Nikolai Koliada; 4 December 1957 – 2 March 2026) was a Russian actor, theatre director, writer, playwright, and teacher.
Nikolay OleynikovAuthor · BooksNikolay Makarovich Oleynikov (5 August 189824 November 1937) was a Russian editor, avant-garde poet and playwright who was arrested and executed by the Soviets for subversive writing.
Sergei TretyakovAuthor · BooksSergei Mikhailovich Tretyakov (Russian: Серге́й Миха́йлович Третьяко́в; 20 June 1892, Goldingen, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire (today Kuldīga, Latvia) – September 10, 1937, Moscow,…
Sergey Sergeyevich MinaevAuthor · BooksSergey Sergeevich Minaev (Russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Мина́ев, born January 25, 1975) is a Russian writer, TV and radio host, screenwriter, blogger, and entrepreneur.
Vadim KozhevnikovAuthor · BooksVadim Mikhailovich Kozhevnikov (Togur20 October 1984, Moscow) was a Soviet writer and journalist. His daughter Nadezhda Kozhevnikova is also a writer.
Valentin KataevAuthor · BooksValentin Petrovich Kataev (also spelled Katayev or Kataiev; – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet writer and editor who managed to create penetrating works discussing post-revolutionary social…
Valentin YudashkinDesigner · FashionValentin Yudashkin was a Soviet and Russian personal stylist, painter, editing staff, television presenter, editor-in-chief and fashion designer (1963–2023).
Viktoriya TokarevaAuthor · BooksViktoriya Samuilovna Tokareva (born 20 November 1937) is a Soviet and Russian screenwriter and short story writer.
Vitaly KorotichAuthor · BooksVitaly Alekseevich Korotich (Vitaliy Oleksiyovych Korotych; 26 May 1936 – 29 September 2025) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian writer, journalist, poet and KGB agent.
Vladimir LugovskoyAuthor · BooksVladimir Alexandrovich Lugovskoy (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Луговско́й; July 1, 1901 Moscow - June 5, 1957 Yalta) was a Russian constructivist poet.
Vladimir MaksimovAuthor · BooksVladimir Yemelyanovich Maksimov (born Lev Alekseyevich Samsonov, Лев Алексеевич Самсонов;
Volodymyr RafeienkoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Volodymyr Rafeienko in 2015
Vsevolod KochetovAuthor · BooksVsevolod Anissimovich Kochetov (Novgorod, Russian Empire – 4 November 1973, Moscow) was a Soviet Russian writer and cultural functionary.
Vsevolod VishnevskyAuthor · BooksVsevolod Vitalyevich Vishnevsky (21 December 1900 – 28 February 1951) was a Soviet and Russian writer, screenwriter, playwright and journalist.
Wanda WasilewskaAuthor · BooksWanda Wasilewska (ˈvanda vaɕiˈlɛfska), also known by her Russian name Vanda Lvovna Vasilevskaya (21 January 1905 – 29 July 1964), was a Polish and Soviet novelist and journalist and a…
Yury TrifonovAuthor · BooksYury Valentinovich Trifonov (28 August 1925 – 28 March 1981) was a Soviet poet and writer. He was a leading representative of the so-called Soviet "Urban Prose".

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