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Author of "Primary Chronicle", which tells the history of early Russia
Nestor
He is considered to be Russian greatest poet, author of "Eugene Onegin"
Alexander Pushkin
Poet who was a big fan of the above and died very young
Mikhail Lermontov
He was a troubled soul and famously burnt his book
Nikolai Gogol
His "Idiot" and "Crime and Punishment" are read all over the world
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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.
Leo Tolstoy
A doctor and acclaimed short-story/play writer famously said that: "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature - my mistress"
Anton Chekhov
This writer was the first Russian to receive the Nobel Prize in literature
Ivan Bunin
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His play was known as Stalin's favorite, but he portrayed him as a Satan in his masterpiece
Mikhail Bulgakov
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"
Sergei Dovlatov
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.
Joseph Brodsky
Her children books are still read by many kids in Russia
Agniya Barto
His poem "Babiy Yar" was a protest against Soviet government denial of atrocities against Jewish citizens, committed by Nazi's
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Author of "Moscow-Petushki", he has infamously predicted his own death in it
Venedikt Yerofeyev
His masterpiece "The Kolyma Tales" depict true horrors of Gulag system that he endured
Varlam Shalamov
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.