Russian authors

Author of "Primary Chronicle", which tells the history of early Russia

He is considered to be Russian greatest poet, author of "Eugene Onegin"

Poet who was a big fan of the above and died very young

He was a troubled soul and famously burnt his book

His "Idiot" and "Crime and Punishment" are read all over the world

An aristocrat, considered to be Russian greatest writer and thinker, he left his home and then died in a small appartement on the train station.

A doctor and acclaimed short-story/play writer famously said that: "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature - my mistress"

This writer was the first Russian to receive the Nobel Prize in literature

His play was known as Stalin's favorite, but he portrayed him as a Satan in his masterpiece

He couldn't be published in USSR, immigrated to New York and died young. He is now one of the most read Russian authors. His most famous works are "The Suitcase" and "Pushkin Hills"

He didn't complete his school education and yet became one of the most prolific poets. He was forced out of USSR and received Nobel Prize in literature in 1987.

Her children books are still read by many kids in Russia

His poem "Babiy Yar" was a protest against Soviet government denial of atrocities against Jewish citizens, committed by Nazi's

Author of "Moscow-Petushki", he has infamously predicted his own death in it

His masterpiece "The Kolyma Tales" depict true horrors of Gulag system that he endured

He was a poet, a writer and renowned translator. For "Doctor Zhivago" he received Nobel Prize, but was bullied and tried by Soviet government, which is rumored to have led to his early death.