Literary Library

Eduard Uspensky

December 22, 1937 - August 14, 2018Russian children's book writer, poet, playwright, screenwriter and television presenterAuthor of over 70 books ...

Ayn Rand

February 2, 1882 - March 6, 1982 Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright and essayist Author of "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas...

Yevgeny Zamyatin

February 1, 1884 - March 10, 1937 Russian author of science fiction, philosophy, literary criticism and political satire Author of "The Islanders"...

Ludwik Ledjer Zamenhof

December 15, 1859 - April 14, 1917Russian (now Poland) Jewish ophthalmologist and creator of the Esperanto languageAuthor of "Uno Libro", "Duo Lib...

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

December 11, 1918 - August 3, 2008Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer and political prisonerAuthor of "One Day in the Li...

Michael Beschloss

November 30, 1955 - American historian and writerAuthor of "The Crises Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960 - 1963", "Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Jo...

Nikolai Nekrasov

November 28, 1821 - December 27, 1877 (Russian Old Style)Russian poet, writer, critic and publisherAuthor of "The Railway", "Russian Women" and "W...

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok

November 28, 1880 - August 7, 1921Russian poet, publicist, playwright, translator and literary criticAuthor of "The City", "Faina" and "Mask of Snow"

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoesky

November 11, 1821 - February 8, 1881Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopherAuthor of "Notes from the Undergroun...

Ivan Turgenev

November 9, 1818 - September 3, 1883Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright and translatorAuthor of "Mumu", "First Love" and "Fathe...

Cedric Henning Belfrage

November 8, 1904 - June 21, 1990English film critic, journalist, writer and political activistAuthor of "Promised Land", "Seeds of Destruction: The...

Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak

November 3, 1887 - July 4, 1964Russian-Jewish translator and poetAuthor of "Silly Little Mouse and Other Poems", "The Pup Grows Up" and "The Absen...