Famous Russian Literary Critics

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Mikhail Bakhtin
(Russian Literary Theorist and Philosopher Known for His Work ‘Toward a Philosophy of the Act’)
Mikhail Bakhtin
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Birthdate: November 17, 1895
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oryol, Russia
Died: March 7, 1975
Mikhail Bakhtin was a Russian philosopher, scholar, and literary critic who worked on ethics, literary theory, and the philosophy of language. Bakhtin's writings inspired scholars who were working on various traditions, such as structuralism, semiotics, religious criticism, and Marxism. Mikhail Bakhtin is also credited with influencing various Western schools of theory.
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Viktor Shklovsky
(Novelist)
Viktor Shklovsky
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Birthdate: January 24, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: December 6, 1984
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Nikolay Chernyshevsky
(Critic)
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
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Birthdate: July 24, 1828
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saratov, Russia
Died: October 29, 1889
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Vissarion Belinsky
(Literary critic)
Vissarion Belinsky
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Birthdate: June 11, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland
Died: June 7, 1848
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Andrei Bely
(Novelist)
Andrei Bely
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Birthdate: October 26, 1880
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: January 8, 1934
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Nikolay Gumilyov
(Poet)
Nikolay Gumilyov
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Birthdate: April 15, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kronshtadt, Russia
Died: August 24, 1921
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Korney Chukovsky
(Poet)
Korney Chukovsky
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Birthdate: March 31, 1882
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia
Died: October 28, 1969
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Alexander Afanasyev
(Historian and scholar)
Alexander Afanasyev
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Birthdate: July 11, 1826
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boguchar
Died: October 5, 1871
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Valery Bryusov
(Poet)
Valery Bryusov
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Birthdate: December 13, 1873
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: October 9, 1924
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Vyacheslav Ivanov
(Poet)
Vyacheslav Ivanov
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Birthdate: February 28, 1866
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: July 16, 1949
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Nikolay Dobrolyubov
(Literary Critic)
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
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Birthdate: February 5, 1836
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died: November 29, 1861
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Ivan Kireyevsky
(Literary Critic)
Ivan Kireyevsky
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Birthdate: April 3, 1806
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: June 23, 1856
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Nikolay Konstantinovich Mikhaylovsky
(Literary critic)
Nikolay Konstantinovich Mikhaylovsky
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Birthdate: November 27, 1842
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Meshchovsk, Russia
Died: February 10, 1904
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Vladimir Toporov
(Writer)
Vladimir Toporov
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Birthdate: July 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 5, 2005
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Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov
(Critic)
Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov
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Birthdate: April 10, 1817
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aksakovo, Russia
Died: December 7, 1860
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Mark Aldanov
(Writer)
Mark Aldanov
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Birthdate: November 7, 1886
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: February 25, 1957
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Zoya Basharina
(Critic)
Zoya Basharina
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Birthdate: May 21, 1945
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bulunsky District, Russia
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Fyodor Abramov
(Writer)
Fyodor Abramov
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Birthdate: February 29, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Verkola, Russia
Died: May 14, 1983
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Apollon Grigoryev
(Poet)
Apollon Grigoryev
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Birthdate: July 16, 1822
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: September 25, 1864
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Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius
(Poet)
Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius
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Birthdate: November 20, 1869
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Belyov, Russia
Died: September 9, 1945