List of the most popular authors from Soviet Union, listed alphabetically with photos when available. For centuries authors have been among the world's most important people, helping chronicle history and keep us entertained with one of the earliest forms of storytelling. Whether they're known for fiction, non-fiction, poetry or even technical writing, the famous Soviet authors on this list have kept that tradition alive by writing renowned works that have been praised around the world. You can find useful information below about these notable Soviet writers, such as when they were born and where their place of birth was.
Nikolai Pogodin and Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov are included in this list.
This list answers the questions, "Which famous authors are from Soviet Union?" and "Who are the best Soviet authors?"
For further information on these historic Soviet authors, click on their names. If you're a bookworm then use this list of celebrated Soviet authors to discover some new books that you will enjoy reading.1
Dmitri Shostakovich
Testimony, Katerina IsmailovaBirthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Birthdate: 1906-09-25
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Шостако́вич , tr. Dmitriy... more
2Alexei Khvostenko was a Russian avant-garde poet, singer-songwriter, artist and sculptor.... more3
Maxim Gorky
The Mother, Orloff and His WifeBirthplace: Eurasia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, Nizhny Novgorod
Birthdate: 1868
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian: Алексе́й Макси́мович Пешко́в or Пе́шков; 28 March [O.S. 16... more4
Marina Tsvetaeva
The Demesne of the Swans, The Poem of the EndBirthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: 1892
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russian: Мари́на Ива́новна Цвета́ева; 8 October [O.S. 26 September]... more5
Yuri Pavlovich German (Russian: Ю́рий Па́влович Ге́рман) (April 4 [O.S. March 22] 1910 –... more6
Samuil Marshak
The Twelve Months, Angliĭskie narodnye pesenkiBirthplace: Voronezh, Russia
Birthdate: 1887-11-03
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Samuil Yakovlevich Marchak) (Russian:... more7
Vladimir Mayakovsky
Eĭ i mne, MayakovskyBirthplace: Baghdati, Georgia
Birthdate: 1893
Nationality: Russia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (; Russian: Влади́мир Влади́мирович Маяко́вский; 19 July... more8
Boris Pasternak
Doctor Zhivago, L'an 1905Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: 1890-02-10
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (; Russian: Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis... more9
Sergei Eisenstein
The Film Sense, Immoral memoriesBirthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: 1898
Nationality: Latvia, Soviet Union
Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej... more10
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, The Gulag ArchipelagoBirthplace: Kislovodsk, Russia
Birthdate: 1918
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (; 11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist,... more11
Vladimir Lenin
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of CapitalismBirthplace: Ulyanovsk, Russia
Birthdate: 1870-04-22
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known by his alias Lenin,... more12
Bulat Okudzhava
Bednyĭ Avrosimov, Svidanie s BonapartomBirthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: 1924-05-09
Nationality: Russia, Armenia, Soviet Union
Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava (Russian: Була́т Ша́лвович Окуджа́ва; Georgian: ბულატ ოკუჯავა) (May... more13
Joseph Stalin
Marxism & the National Colonial Question, On the great patriotic war of the Soviet unionBirthplace: Gori, Georgia
Birthdate: 1878-12-18
Nationality: Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; 18 December [O.S. 6] 1878... more14
Leonid Brezhnev
On problems of peace and security, The fiftieth anniversary of the Union of Soviet Socialist RepublicsBirthplace: Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine
Birthdate: 1906-12-19
Nationality: Soviet Union
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (; Russian: Леонид Ильич Брежнев, IPA: [lʲɪɐˈnʲid ɪˈlʲjidʑ ˈbrʲeʐnʲɪf]... more15
Chinghiz Aitmatov
Jamila, The White ShipBirthplace: Sheker, Kyrgyzstan
Birthdate: 1928
Nationality: Soviet Union
Chyngyz Torekulovich Aitmatov (Kyrgyz: Чыңгыз Төрөкулович Айтматов) (12 December 1928 – 10... more16
Vladimir Vysotsky
Songs and poems of Vladimir Vysotsky, Hamlet With a GuitarBirthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: 1938
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (Russian: Влади́мир Семёнович Высо́цкий, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr... more17
Kazimir Malevich
Lenʹ kak deĭstvitelʹnai︠a︡ istina chelovechestva, SuprematismusBirthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Birthdate: 1879
Nationality: Ukraine, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Kazimir Severinovich Malevich (February 23 [O.S. 11] 1879 – May 15, 1935) was a Russian... more18
Maya Deren
An anagram of ideas on art, form and filmBirthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Birthdate: 1917-04-29
Nationality: United States of America, Soviet Union
Maya Deren (April 29, 1917 – October 13, 1961), born Eleonora Derenkowska (Ukrainian:... more19
Leonid Leonov
The river, La Fin d'un petit hommeBirthplace: Moscow, Russia
Birthdate: 1899-05-31
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Leonid Maximovich Leonov (Russian: Леони́д Макси́мович Лео́нов; May 31 [O.S. May 19] 1899 — 8... more20
Mikhail Gorbachev
Memoirs, Peace Has No AlternativeBirthplace: Privolnoye, Krasnogvardeysky District, Stavropol Krai
Birthdate: 1931-03-02
Nationality: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russia, Soviet Union
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (born 2 March 1931) is a Russian and formerly Soviet politician.... more21
Anatoly Karpov
Chess at the top, 1979-1984Birthplace: Zlatoust, Russia
Birthdate: 1951-05-23
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a... more22
Mikhail Botvinnik
Half a century of chess, One hundred selected gamesBirthplace: Repino, Russia
Birthdate: 1911-08-17
Nationality: Russia, Soviet Union
Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник, pronounced [mʲɪxɐˈil... more23
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Master and Margarita, The White GuardBirthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Birthdate: 1891-05-15
Nationality: Russia, Russian Empire, Soviet Union
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov (Russian: Михаи́л Афана́сьевич Булга́ков, IPA: [mʲɪxɐˈil... more24
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya: Russia, MusicBirthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan
Birthdate: 1927-03-27
Nationality: Azerbaijan, United States of America, Soviet Union
Mstislav Leopoldovich "Slava" Rostropovich (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич,... more25
George Gamow
The birth and death of the sun, The New World of Mr TompkinsBirthplace: Odessa, Ukraine
Birthdate: 1904-03-04
Nationality: United States of America, Russia, Soviet Union
George Gamow (March 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968), born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov, was a... more
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