Who is the best writer in Russia? - Results & Rankings

Prominent poet known for her poignant works

Known for his novel Lolita and literary innovation

Won Nobel Prize for his novel Doctor Zhivago

Famous for satirical works like Dead Souls

Nobel laureate known for his poetry and essays

Key figure in socialist realism and author of Mother

Author of War and Peace, a literary classic

Renowned for her passionate and lyrical poetry

Regarded as the father of Russian literature

First Russian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature

Famous for the poem A Hero of Our Time

Pioneer of modern short stories and plays

Known for exposing the Soviet labor camp system

Known for psychological novels like Crime and Punishment

Known for the novel Fathers and Sons

Author of the acclaimed novel The Master and Margarita