Andreyev, Leonid

Andreyev, Leonid, ahn DREH yuhf, leh ah NEET (1871-1919), was a Russian prose writer and... More >>

Babel, Isaak Emanuilovich

Babel, Isaak Emanuilovich (1894-1938?), was a short-story writer in the early period of Soviet... More >>

Berberova, Nina

Berberova, Nina (1901-1993), was a Russian writer who gained recognition late in her life. She... More >>

Bunin, Ivan

Bunin, Ivan, BOO nyihn, ih VAHN (1870-1953), was the first Russian to receive the Nobel Prize for... More >>

Chekhov, Anton

Chekhov, Anton, CHEHK awf, ahn TAWN (1860-1904), was a Russian playwright and short-story writer.... More >>

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Dostoevsky, Fyodor, DOS tuh YEHF skee, FYAW dor (1821-1881), was one of the greatest writers in... More >>

Gogol, Nikolai

Gogol, Nikolai, GAW guhl, nih kah LY (1809-1852), was a major Russian playwright, novelist, and... More >>

Gorki, Maxim

Gorki, Maxim, GAWR kee, mahk SEEM (1868-1936), was a Russian novelist, playwright, and... More >>

Pasternak, Boris

Pasternak, Boris (1890-1960), was a Russian poet and fiction writer. In the West, he is best... More >>

Pushkin, Alexander

Pushkin, Alexander (1799-1837), is considered Russia's greatest poet and, by many, the greatest... More >>

Ratushinskaya, Irina

Ratushinskaya, Irina (1954-...), is a Russian poet and novelist. Her early poetry explored such... More >>

Russian literature

Russian literature includes some of the greatest masterpieces ever written. Russian authors have... More >>

Sholokhov, Mikhail

Sholokhov, Mikhail, SHAW lo kawf, mih kah EEL (1905-1984), a Soviet writer, received the Nobel... More >>

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

Solzhenitsyn, sawl zhuh NEET sihn, Alexander (1918-...), is a Russian novelist. He was awarded... More >>

Tolstoy, Alexei

Tolstoy, Alexei (1882-1945), was a Russian novelist and playwright. Tolstoy was an excellent... More >>