The Best Russian Authors
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Vote up the greatest Russian writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays
List of the best Russian authors of both nonfiction and fiction literature, along with some authors of poetry. Russian authors have contributed to almost all genres of literature, including children's literature, mysteries and science fiction. Famous authors like Vladimir Nabokov have given us classics such as Lolita and Leo Tolstoy with Anna Karenina.
Although Russia has gone through political turmoils and two world wars, the writers of the time were still able to produce classic novels that help with social conditions and soul-searching. This will pose the question of who was able to do these things and "who are some of the best Russian authors?"
The list can be voted on for who is the best Russian author as well as suggestions to be added to the list for those obscure, but still the best, authors.Ranked by
- 1Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot
- Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
- Nationality: Russia
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (; Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, tr. Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ dəstɐˈjɛfskʲɪj] (listen); 11 November 1821 – 9 February ...more - 2War and Peace, Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilych
- Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia
- Nationality: Russian Empire
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (; Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой, tr. Lev Nikoláyevich Tolstóy; [lʲef nʲɪkɐˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ tɐlˈstoj] (listen); 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 ...more - 3Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Lady with the Dog
- Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
- Nationality: Russian Empire
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: Антон Павлович Чехов, tr. Antón Pávlovič Čéhov, IPA: [ɐnˈton ˈpavɫəvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕɛxəf]; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, ...more - 4The Master and Margarita
- Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
- Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ bʊlˈɡakəf]; 15 May [O.S. 3 May] 1891 – 10 March 1940) was a Russian writer, medical doctor and ...more - 5The Girl with the Red Scarf, The First Teacher, Jamilya
- Birthplace: Sheker, Kyrgyzstan
- Nationality: Soviet Union
Chyngyz Torekulovich Aitmatov (Kyrgyz: Чыңгыз Төрөкулович Айтматов) (12 December 1928 – 10 June 2008) was a Soviet and Kyrgyz author who wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian. He is one of the best known ...more - 6The Nose, The Overcoat, Diary of a Madman
- Birthplace: Velyki Sorochyntsi, Ukraine
- Nationality: Russian Empire
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (31 March 1809 – 4 March 1852) was a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin.Although Gogol was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the preeminent figures of the ...more
